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peanutbutterer because she loves Being Erica, so you never know).
One of the hilarious side effects of having a Prime Minister who promised transparent governancy and then proceeded to create the most closeted government in Canadian History, is that every time he comes out with something, the media (and/or Jack Layton) dubs it his "Secret Plan". Since I watched The West Wing, I usually can't help but add "To Fight Inflation?", but all joking aside, this secret plan really bites.
In Canada, we have this network called The CBC. Its logo looks like an exploding pizza, and it has been rather desperately trying to modernize itself for most of my life. It is best known for Hockey Night In Canada (football in the summer and once, to no end of amusement during the NHL Lockout, MOVIE Night In Canada). It airs almost entirely Canadian programming, and is home to Canada's Best Newscaster (er, not the one in this icon, though he is pretty awesome too).
It's more than TV, of course. It's French TV. And there are at least six radio stations (three in each language). If you are in a place in Canada where you are out of reach of the CBC, they probably have to ship you daylight by cargo train as well.
And Stephen Harper wants to end it. Not cut it back. Not trim it down. End it. And spend the money "better" on "blockbuster films". (Those being the actual words of our Culture and Heritage minister, which leads me to believe that he does not understand Canadian cinema.)
There's a petition that you can sign. And I assume that Rick Mercer hasn't gotten involved yet, because the numbers are still low (aside: one time a Canadian politician called Stockwell Day proposed that if a certain number of Canadians signed a petition, the government would be forced to discuss it. Mercer promptly got about half the country to sign a petition declaring that Stockwell should change his name to Doris).
I don't usually go in for these things. But even if the CBC only showed hockey (and football...and movies during lockouts), I'd still sign it. It's us, after all. And in my lifetime, it's only gotten better.
peanutbutterer because she loves Being Erica, so you never know).One of the hilarious side effects of having a Prime Minister who promised transparent governancy and then proceeded to create the most closeted government in Canadian History, is that every time he comes out with something, the media (and/or Jack Layton) dubs it his "Secret Plan". Since I watched The West Wing, I usually can't help but add "To Fight Inflation?", but all joking aside, this secret plan really bites.
In Canada, we have this network called The CBC. Its logo looks like an exploding pizza, and it has been rather desperately trying to modernize itself for most of my life. It is best known for Hockey Night In Canada (football in the summer and once, to no end of amusement during the NHL Lockout, MOVIE Night In Canada). It airs almost entirely Canadian programming, and is home to Canada's Best Newscaster (er, not the one in this icon, though he is pretty awesome too).
It's more than TV, of course. It's French TV. And there are at least six radio stations (three in each language). If you are in a place in Canada where you are out of reach of the CBC, they probably have to ship you daylight by cargo train as well.
And Stephen Harper wants to end it. Not cut it back. Not trim it down. End it. And spend the money "better" on "blockbuster films". (Those being the actual words of our Culture and Heritage minister, which leads me to believe that he does not understand Canadian cinema.)
There's a petition that you can sign. And I assume that Rick Mercer hasn't gotten involved yet, because the numbers are still low (aside: one time a Canadian politician called Stockwell Day proposed that if a certain number of Canadians signed a petition, the government would be forced to discuss it. Mercer promptly got about half the country to sign a petition declaring that Stockwell should change his name to Doris).
I don't usually go in for these things. But even if the CBC only showed hockey (and football...and movies during lockouts), I'd still sign it. It's us, after all. And in my lifetime, it's only gotten better.
