Now might be a good time to write, or re-write your Member of Parliament http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Compilations/HouseOfCommons/MemberByPostalCode.aspx?Menu=HOC and Heritage Minister James Moore Hon. James MooreMinister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages15 Eddy StreetGatineau QC K1A 0M5 (819) 997-7788moorej@parl.gc.ca Via Inside the CBC: Ministers are currently debating an opposition motion that would prevent the current round of cuts…
James Moore should Resign
Heritage Minister James Moore said today that the CBC could be looking at 6-1200 job cuts. The thing is Moore is in a unique position as the closest member of government to the national public broadcaster. That means that either a) Moore took it upon himself to release sensitive, secret information before the CBC could…
New Petition for the CBC
I don’t know how effective online petitions are, but people seem to like them. When the CBC funding issue first came up I created an event for it on Facebook. This has caused some confusion but I created an event rather than a group because there is a finite timeline. The current funding crisis will…
The CBC’s Funding Must Be Increased
There is a piece in the Toronto Sun today expressing shock and outrage that the CBC is seeking more money from the federal government during the recession. That the Toronto Sun doesn’t like it should be enough to convince you that it’s a good idea. There are blogs in this city that have more credibility…
Conference Board and Michael Geist weigh in on Harper’s War on Art
The Conference Board of Canada released a report today which it called the “most comprehensive look at the arts and cultural industries yet”. According to CBC News the report found that “Arts and culture contributed $46 billion to Canada’s economy in 2007, but the overall impact of the sector was a much broader $84.6 billion”…
CBC, Money, Labour and Marketplace in Jeopardy?
A bunch of stuff in InsidetheCBC.com today. First (and second really) CBC President Herbert Lacroix was pretty busy last week. First at the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television last Thursday Lacroix reiterated that the CBC requires an extra 215 million dollars in order to maintain quality programming. This amount was suggested by the Standing…
Heritage Committee Hearings on Radio 2
Via insidethecbc.com: The House of Commons standing committee on Canadian heritage at the suggestion of NDP heritage critic Bill Siksay is set to hold hearings on the announced changes coming to CBC Radio 2. It’s a shame. The NDP is generally closer to the mark on arts and culture issues. I do not doubt that,…
Heritage Committee Supports Net Neutrality
The Heritage Committee, which has been on a roll this week after proposing a serious revamp of the CBC has now come out in favour of Net Neutrality rules. The federal standing committee on Canadian heritage has urged the CRTC to curb interference in internet traffic by service providers such as Bell Canada and Rogers Communications,…