What's New at Friends.ca:

Jan 19, 2012 — News Release: Waterloo region residents want their own CBC station
A new opinion survey shows a substantial majority (68%) of Waterloo region residents would like CBC to establish a local radio station to cover community affairs and most (73%) hope their MP would champion the new station or not oppose it.

Dec 9, 2011 — Blog Post: Video: Stop the CBC Smackdown Launch
Video of an event on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Nov 29, 2011 to launch the Stop the CBC Smackdown campaign.

Nov 29, 2011 — Blog Post: CBC Smackdown Press Conference 
Video of a media event to launch STOP THE CBC SMACKDOWN, a campaign in defence of our national public broadcaster and to release the results of a new opinion survey concerning Canadians' attitudes toward the CBC.

Nov 29, 2011 — News Release: Poll: New Conservative traction on culture and CBC could slip with budget cuts
New survey finds the Conservative Party is gaining the trust of voters when it comes to Canadian culture and the CBC, but that trust could quickly evaporate if forecast cuts to the national public broadcaster’s parliamentary allocation come to pass.

Nov 29, 2011 — News Release: Le gouvernement conservateur perdrait sa nouvelle crédibilité en matière culturelle si Radio-Canada subissait des coupures
Le parti Conservateur a réussi à s'attirer la confiance des citoyens en ce qui a trait à la culture canadienne et à la Société Radio-Canada, mais cette confiance pourrait rapidement se volatiliser si la SRC devait faire face aux compressions  à son allocation parlementaire dont les rumeurs abondent.

Oct 27, 2011 — News Release: PM’s appointees responsible for CBC’s disclosure woes
FRIENDS says the current debate about the CBC's access to information practices lays bare a broader accountability issue.

Oct 27, 2011 — Policy Brief: Presentation to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics House of Commons
FRIENDS tells a Parliamentary committee looking into CBC's access to information policies that the root cause of the public broadcaster's disclosure avoidance is patronage appointments of its Board and President. 

Sep 26, 2011 — News Release: CBC funding comes under Conservative fire despite election promise
Despite an election promise to maintain or increase funding to the CBC, cutting or even eliminating the budget of the national public broadcaster seems to be rising up the agenda of the Harper government.

Jul 12, 2011 — Blog Post: Heritage Minister on CBC Radio
In his appearance on Q on July 12, Heritage Minister James Moore defamed Friends of Canadian Broadcasting when he said that we have lied to the public about what his government has contributed to fund the CBC.

Apr 8, 2011 — News Release: Who is lying now?
FRIENDS says that at the direction of the Prime Minister's Office, Conservative MPs have engaged in a national campaign to mislead voters concerning the Harper government's investment in the CBC.

Mar 21, 2011 — Policy Brief: Mandate and Funding of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
In a presentation to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, FRIENDS says that implementing the Committee's recommendation of increasing the CBC's parliamentary grant to at least $40 per capita would be a good first step in addressing the funding gap for Canada's public broadcaster.

Feb 7, 2011 — Briefing note: A form letter from Conservative MPs
In a briefing note to supporters, FRIENDS spokesperson Ian Morrison, comments on a form letter being circulated by Conservative MPs about funding to the CBC.

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