The minister is not running for office in the next election. She wants look after her new child. Perhaps she can imprint on the child her world vision. As far as the CBC? Out to lunch. It can’t be defunded fast enough. Stand on its own
Imagine, the Liberals wanting to strengthen their pet propaganda network, am so shocked.
And her plan to make it more arms length from the Liberals is the same nonsense they employed to pack the senate with Liberals, the recent Alberta senator appointee being a case in point, a person who represents exactly no one that i know.
This story is just one more indicator that this liberal govt needs to go far away.
I’m guessing that pretty much everything that St-Onge proposed was no surprise to you. Consultants and the like are employed not so much to find solutions but to provide cover for politicians’ precast positions and the Liberal position on the Ceeb has been pretty transparent. As for having an understanding of the plight of the media they will treat it like pretty much every other issue that arises. Throw other people’s money at it until only their favourites remain viable. Understanding issues and caring about those issues are vastly different.
They want independent media to die. They want all opposing voices silenced. This has been clear ever since the government began characterizing dissenting opinions as “misinformation” and the act of reporting a different viewpoint “disinformation”. There is no room in lefty-liberal-la-la-land for any discussion or disagreement with their narrative. Next thing you know, we’ll be told to assimilate.
This new vision also uses much of the same language that got us here in the first place: “As a public broadcaster, CBC/Radio-Canada should reflect the lived experiences, languages and needs of Canadian citizens.” The vague concept of the lived experience directly contradicts their alleged commitment to being “impartial.”
The line between the private and public sector in Canada is already blurry enough and has gotten much more hazy in the last 10 years. The auto. telecom. resource, grocery sector are filled with oligopolies and you can add the media sector who lobbies for and gets major subsidies from a compliant government who can then pressure them to apply favoured social policies like DEI etc. We do something for you and you do something for us. Basically the heavy handed government the Liberals employ has edged out small business innovation and this announcement from the minister is a continuation of these priorities.
And forget about any diversity in thought from the CBC. It will never happen. They are in lockstep with progressive political movement across Canada and across the world just like public broadcasters all across the West. They will never have ideological diversity only shallow demographics. Free speech is right wing to these people for example.
Also add on that that they are a public sector union supported org and the Liberals and also the NDP are ride and die with these Professional Managerial class employees. The people who work in media are fused at the hip with the Liberals in every way.
To me the subsidies have to cancelled for the private sector and the CBC budget for TV cut way back. Leave radio both French and English. Subscription could work for those that want what the CBC is offering in streaming etc.
But at the end of the day what impetus have the Liberals got to cut what amounts to Pravda for their ideological program? The public sector beaurocracy is the Liberals bread and butter as it has grown and grown over the last decade.
The only chance we have is a cpc win and i don't know if even that will do it. Country truly is in a downward spiral.
The only bright point i see is the worst of the Liberal 1984 implementation was sidelined by their own corruption, but i'm really curious just how many people will fall for the nonsense Carney is saying if we ever actually get an election.
Next up: our Big Brother bill c11 c18 IOT IOB will have our AI handler invoke the CBDC biometric token only on proof we submitted to our mandatory CBC news segment. State News. Don't forget disagreement with your government will be hate with c63.
As Peter pointed out, the prevalence of the agency problem in the Minister's formulation is significant. The Liberals know full well that those who work for the CBC are a central constituency. This plan only furthers the extent to which that constituency are clients of the state.
Innovation does not come from an environment which is heavily subsidized, as there is no self-correcting mechanism from a possible loss outcome. When it's not your money, there is no incentive to cut your losses and move quickly onto something else because the risk is effectively zero.
I am in agreement with the view that the CBC should fundamentally be constructed as a technical and infrastructure bank with nodes distributed widely across the country, populated by members of those same communities. The Minister's plan is just marginal adjustments to the status quo.
It’s not even worth your time listening to these liberal bimbos any more. It’s all noise, but omg what an unbelievable money machine it’s been for them. Late stage federal imperialism.
I agree with most of what you say except paying for CBC subscription services. I see your point about unfair competition with the private sector, but I also find it offensive that I should pay for something I already pay for in taxes. If we’re going to continue to have a taxpayer funded private broadcaster, taxpayers should be able to access the services without paying for more on top of their taxes.
"Instead, St-Onge envisions the creation of a monstrous organization that, one way or another, would signal the end in Canada of a free and independent press accountable only to the people who trust it to hold the powerful to account."
Maybe that is the goal all along. No taxpayer money for the CBC or any media.
Kill or enslave private sector media? That’s kind of the plan, after all. Dependent media stenographers are ever so much more reliable at sticking to the official narrative than those rambunctious independent journalists.
The minister is not running for office in the next election. She wants look after her new child. Perhaps she can imprint on the child her world vision. As far as the CBC? Out to lunch. It can’t be defunded fast enough. Stand on its own
Imagine, the Liberals wanting to strengthen their pet propaganda network, am so shocked.
And her plan to make it more arms length from the Liberals is the same nonsense they employed to pack the senate with Liberals, the recent Alberta senator appointee being a case in point, a person who represents exactly no one that i know.
This story is just one more indicator that this liberal govt needs to go far away.
I’m guessing that pretty much everything that St-Onge proposed was no surprise to you. Consultants and the like are employed not so much to find solutions but to provide cover for politicians’ precast positions and the Liberal position on the Ceeb has been pretty transparent. As for having an understanding of the plight of the media they will treat it like pretty much every other issue that arises. Throw other people’s money at it until only their favourites remain viable. Understanding issues and caring about those issues are vastly different.
They want independent media to die. They want all opposing voices silenced. This has been clear ever since the government began characterizing dissenting opinions as “misinformation” and the act of reporting a different viewpoint “disinformation”. There is no room in lefty-liberal-la-la-land for any discussion or disagreement with their narrative. Next thing you know, we’ll be told to assimilate.
This new vision also uses much of the same language that got us here in the first place: “As a public broadcaster, CBC/Radio-Canada should reflect the lived experiences, languages and needs of Canadian citizens.” The vague concept of the lived experience directly contradicts their alleged commitment to being “impartial.”
The line between the private and public sector in Canada is already blurry enough and has gotten much more hazy in the last 10 years. The auto. telecom. resource, grocery sector are filled with oligopolies and you can add the media sector who lobbies for and gets major subsidies from a compliant government who can then pressure them to apply favoured social policies like DEI etc. We do something for you and you do something for us. Basically the heavy handed government the Liberals employ has edged out small business innovation and this announcement from the minister is a continuation of these priorities.
And forget about any diversity in thought from the CBC. It will never happen. They are in lockstep with progressive political movement across Canada and across the world just like public broadcasters all across the West. They will never have ideological diversity only shallow demographics. Free speech is right wing to these people for example.
Also add on that that they are a public sector union supported org and the Liberals and also the NDP are ride and die with these Professional Managerial class employees. The people who work in media are fused at the hip with the Liberals in every way.
To me the subsidies have to cancelled for the private sector and the CBC budget for TV cut way back. Leave radio both French and English. Subscription could work for those that want what the CBC is offering in streaming etc.
But at the end of the day what impetus have the Liberals got to cut what amounts to Pravda for their ideological program? The public sector beaurocracy is the Liberals bread and butter as it has grown and grown over the last decade.
The only chance we have is a cpc win and i don't know if even that will do it. Country truly is in a downward spiral.
The only bright point i see is the worst of the Liberal 1984 implementation was sidelined by their own corruption, but i'm really curious just how many people will fall for the nonsense Carney is saying if we ever actually get an election.
Next up: our Big Brother bill c11 c18 IOT IOB will have our AI handler invoke the CBDC biometric token only on proof we submitted to our mandatory CBC news segment. State News. Don't forget disagreement with your government will be hate with c63.
Furthermore, she is part of the hive mind of the liberals that thought and still thinks Bill c63 was a good idea.
Sorry but anyone who thinks those provisions, an enactment of the novel 1984, are a good idea is a threat to western civilization not just to canada.
C63 is everything that is wrong with the modern progressive movement and shows how badly these people need to be defeated and flushed out.
I doubt even 10% of canadians are aware of what the liberals attempted
As Peter pointed out, the prevalence of the agency problem in the Minister's formulation is significant. The Liberals know full well that those who work for the CBC are a central constituency. This plan only furthers the extent to which that constituency are clients of the state.
Innovation does not come from an environment which is heavily subsidized, as there is no self-correcting mechanism from a possible loss outcome. When it's not your money, there is no incentive to cut your losses and move quickly onto something else because the risk is effectively zero.
I am in agreement with the view that the CBC should fundamentally be constructed as a technical and infrastructure bank with nodes distributed widely across the country, populated by members of those same communities. The Minister's plan is just marginal adjustments to the status quo.
CBC needs to go. No one wants it
It’s not even worth your time listening to these liberal bimbos any more. It’s all noise, but omg what an unbelievable money machine it’s been for them. Late stage federal imperialism.
I agree with most of what you say except paying for CBC subscription services. I see your point about unfair competition with the private sector, but I also find it offensive that I should pay for something I already pay for in taxes. If we’re going to continue to have a taxpayer funded private broadcaster, taxpayers should be able to access the services without paying for more on top of their taxes.
Typical Lib BS. Problem? Solution: throw some money out the window to bribe your friends. Ottawa needs a Trump.
"Instead, St-Onge envisions the creation of a monstrous organization that, one way or another, would signal the end in Canada of a free and independent press accountable only to the people who trust it to hold the powerful to account."
Maybe that is the goal all along. No taxpayer money for the CBC or any media.
Kill or enslave private sector media? That’s kind of the plan, after all. Dependent media stenographers are ever so much more reliable at sticking to the official narrative than those rambunctious independent journalists.
Parkinson's universal law. BUREAUCRACIES GROW.
Agencies have ONLY ONE PURPOSE IN LIFE. They must increase their budget and workforce every year, even when they have no mission or work at all.