Newfoundland and Labrador voters clearly want the MPs we send to Ottawa to fight hard to restore CBC regional television news services like Here and Now, even though they expect more cuts will happen in the future
Canadian Alliance proposals to sell CBC and end production grants would decimate Canadian drama programming, which is funded by grants and broadcast mainly on CBC
Chrétien’s empty promises, funding cuts, open political pressure have badly hurt CBC
Friends study showing Canadians do watch, enjoy Canadian drama should support increased funding for producers
Broadcasters’ donations to federal election campaigns create a conflict of interest, should be prohibited
Friends will release report measuring viewer opinion on quality of Canadian TV
Friends, citizen group launch campaign to pressure PEI’s 4 MPs to demand reversal of cuts to CBC local news program Compass
Federal cuts to local news programs make Atlantic Canadians less likely to consider voting Liberal
Lack of support for CBC in federal budget shows disdain for Canada’s public broadcaster, cultural institutions
CRTC decision on CBC network licences reflects obligations under Broadcasting Act, forces CBC to uphold its mandate to provide local, regional programming
Upcoming CRTC decision on CBC English, French television licences will be evaluated by Friends on how well it requires CBC to reflect public mandate
