Other News Articles About FRIENDS
FRIENDS of Canadian Broadcasting has been supporting Canadian content and making news for many years now. An archive of articles about our organization can be found below.
Nov 29, 2011 — Canada.com: Group launches ‘Stop the CBC Smackdown’ campaign
FRIENDS has launched a pair of satirical YouTube videos that depict life at the CBC under the new ownership of a garrulous former American wrestler who is more concerned with “action” than national content.
Nov 2, 2011 — CBC News: PrivilegeWatch: Ethics committee passes redacted version of the Del Mastro order to produce by Kady O'Malley
Columnist says Ethics Committe is no longer seeking the unredacted responses to Access to Information requests filed by FRIENDS.
Nov 2, 2011 — Globe & Mail: Opposition boycotts Commons probe of CBC
The NDP and the Liberals boycotted a Commons committee that has been scrutinizing the CBC's approach towards access to information, opposing a Conservative bid to have the public broadcaster turn over internal documents.
Oct 27, 2011 — Global News: Make CBC president more accountable, advocacy group tells committee
FRIENDS wants CBC's board to be appointed through a non-political process and then be responsible for hiring the president.
Oct 27, 2011 — Canoe.ca: CBC pals gang up on state broadcaster by Mark Dunn
FRIENDS tells the House of Commons Ethics Committee that CBC President Hubert Lacroix is effectively accountable to no one.
Oct 26, 2011 — Winnipeg Free Press: Tory government's handpicked CBC board oversees access-to-info file by Jennifer Ditchburn
Columnist says if the Conservative government is rankled by the CBC's attitude towards access to information, it might have a bone to pick with the board of directors it chose.
Oct 10, 2011 — Winnipeg Free Press: CBC in the news
FRIENDS says although Heritage Minister James Moore has assured Canadians the CBC is safe, "There's more than one James Moore. He's a hydra-headed creature."
Sep 29, 2011 — Huffington Post: CBC Cuts: 10 Per Cent Budget Reduction Sought By Tories Under Heritage Minister James Moore by Althia Raj
FRIENDS says a 10% budget cut would be a devastating blow to the CBC, resulting in station closures affecting those living in rural areas.
Sep 23, 2011 — Globe & Mail: CBC funding under microscope in Conservative surveys by Bill Curry
Columnist says a string of Conservative surveys is putting CBC funding under the microscope as the Harper government debates how big a hit Canada’s public broadcaster will take as part of government-wide restraint plans.
Sep 8, 2011 — Toronto Sun: Time for the CBC to leave the nest by Ezra Levant
Columnist says a recent poll by Abacus Data Inc. says "the consensus groupthink in Canadian media - everyone agreeing how wonderful the CBC is - is not shared by grassroots Canadians."
Aug 25, 2011 — Calgary Herald: Thousands could be left in the dark when TV signals shift to digital by Eric Volmers
FRIENDS says the government should follow the lead of the U.S., which subsidized low-income viewers and even some television channels to set up new digital transmitters.
Jul 29, 2011 — Globe & Mail: Will Kirstine Stewart save the CBC? by Michael Posner
Columnist says FRIENDS has complained that the CBC's ratings gain has been built on the back of cheap, lowbrow American imports, such as Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy.
Jul 12, 2011 — CBC/Radio-Canada: Heritage Minister James Moore on Q
James Moore, the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, says FRIENDS has "lied to the public about what our government has done."
Jul 8, 2011 — iPolitics: CBC licence hearing delay fuels speculation about budget cuts by by Elizabeth Thompson
Speculation that the government is preparing to slash the CBC’s budget is on the rise after the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission announced it is postponing the CBC’s licence renewal hearing for almost a year.
Jun 23, 2011 — CRTC: CRTC response to FRIENDS' request by Robert Morin
The CRTC responds to FRIENDS' June 20th request to extend the July 18 deadline for comments from Canadians regarding the licence renewals of the CBC’s various services.
Jun 17, 2011 — Yahoo! News: Is the CBC’s funding in jeopardy under a Stephen Harper majority? by Andy Radia
A recent report, commissioned by the CBC and prepared by Deloitte & Touche, claims the public broadcaster contributed $3.7 billion in "gross value added" to the Canadian economy in 2010 based on expenses of $1.7 billion.
Jun 3, 2011 — Daily Gleaner: Grad student honoured with Camp award by Tara Chislett
Nancy Black's winning essay, "Dismantling the Scarecrow: An Exploration into Calgary's Cultural Coming of Age", explores the role of social, political and media institutions in defining culture in Calgary.
May 9, 2011 — Variety: Canada culture anxiety by Brendan Kelly
FRIENDS says there is a wariness in the film and television industry towards the new Conservative majority government.
Apr 29, 2011 — StarPhoenix: Think about your vote by Irene Hall
Columnist says FRIENDS warns how Stephen Harper is destroying the CBC by cutting funding and and by appointing people to control the CRTC who are in favour of his agenda.
Apr 26, 2011 — Canada.com: Harper government, enemy of the arts? by Jamie Portman
FRIENDS says in key cultural areas, such as broadcasting, the government has shown "a slender attachment to the truth."
