…:::jamieleigh:::…

sigh.

i really never wanted to blog about ‘the economy’ or ‘the recession’ but now i feel the need to. this morning i read that steven harper is using the economy issue to swing the axe to  many programs at the cbc. the latest is that the cbc will have to cut 800 jobs. harper has already cut funding to the cbc and now it is reported that although the government is prepared to bail out media giants like canwest global communications and ctv, there will be no economic assistance for our public broadcasting treasure.

CBC, according to Stephen Harper... Flakaderm from Friends of Canadian Broadcasting on Vimeo.

in an awesome article that ian morrison wrote for the georgia straight, he posits that harper’s agenda was to privatise the cbc all along.

i would like to echo the sentament of two tewnty-something canadians who wrote the globe and mail, stating that “We are both in our early 20s and have grown up suffocated by U.S. media. The CBC is where we look to define our culture and our distinct Canadian voice. We fear these cuts will push young Canadians further away from Canada’s stories and their own identity.”

check out watchdog friends of the cbc for more info on harper’s latest smooth move.