CBC publishes 2004-2005 annual report focused on the theme "What is a Public Space?"
Report concludes ousted Corporation for Public Broadcasting Chairman repeatedly violated U.S. Broadcasting Act provisions designed to protect public radio and television from political interference.
Richard Stursberg, executive director of CBC English television, proclaims network "fully recovered" from NHL and CBC lockouts; FRIENDS disagrees, calls CBC lockout "a calamitous mistake".
CBC viewers outraged with management decision to run documentary criticizing medicare system while postponing documentary about medicare founder Tommy Douglas, the latter officially to avoid appearance of partisanship.
NDP accountability plan would make government appointments based on merit, not on patronage political connections.
Bloc Quebecois focuses attention on unseating Liberal cabinet ministers, including Minister of Canadian Heritage.
CBC president breaks programming promise, cancels plans to produce three new local supper hour news programs in Edmonton, Montreal and St. John's; faces confidence vote before House of Commons Heritage Committee.
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage expected to show disapproval of CBC president Robert Rabinovitch through a non-confidence motion, but patronage appointments system makes it unlikely he will be removed.
One of two Republicans on Federal Communications Commission steps down.
Speech by CBC President on impact of technology on public broadcasters and programming.
Internal investigation reveals Republican former head of the U.S. Corporation for Public Broadcasting interfered with PBS programming decisions.
Editorial chides CBC president for refusing to take responsibility, admit mistakes.
House of Commons committee bewildered by CBC president's statement that he had not yet approached the federal government about CBC's 2006 funding.
Media reporter writes that if Parliamentarians care about the future of CBC, they must properly fund it.
FRIENDS spokesperson Ian Morrison comments following appearance of CBC president and other executives before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.
CBC President Robert Rabinovitch, English Television Vice President Richard Stursberg and other CBC executives respond to extensive questioning by MPs at post-CBC lockout meeting of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.
Lockout can be explained in part by a cult of management at odds with CBC's public broadcasting mission; author notes management has never faced consequences of its bad decisions, including other lockouts, reductions in local programming.
Columnist says CBC radio should serve as a model for CBC television; discusses history and current role of CBC vice-president of English television.
FRIENDS notes BBC director general not a patronage appointment, reiterates call for reform of process used to appoint CBC president.
CBC Radio interview with CBC President Robert Rabinovitch about the lockout and the future of the national public broadcaster.
CBC president says he acknowledges criticism arising from handling of lockout but has no intention to resign.
CBC employees return to work; FRIENDS calls for changes to patronage system used to appoint CBC president.
Bertrand Hall condemns CBC lockout decision, says CBC permanence, excellence and relevance should be affirmed.
NDP Heritage Critic says seven-week lockout at CBC the direct result of the patronage system used to appoint the CBC president.
CBC memo to staff regarding appointment of new chair of CBC Board of Directors.
Heritage Minister defends CBC board appointees in face of patronage criticism; notes that reappointment of CBC president was approved by House of Commons Heritage Committee.
Columnist welcomes end to CBC lockout, notes that current management has locked out employees on nearly every available occasion over the last five years.
Criticism of lockout by newly appointed CBC board chair suggests larger governance problem at public broadcaster.
CBC Board of Directors should have been given more information and allowed to examine all options prior to management's unilateral lockout decision, says new chair.
Article estimates cost savings resulting from seven-week CBC lockout.
Newly appointed chair of CBC Board of Directors says CBC lockout could have been avoided.
Real talent, value of CBC are provided by its employees; CBC management should be terminated; CBC board should be replaced with public applicants having knowledge of the importance of the national broadcaster to Canadian communities.
Editorial says attention should be focused on fate of CBC, not that of its current president; CBC described as "official state broadcaster"; prime ministerial patronage system criticized.
Columnist suggests contract worker issue not as significant as union, management made it out to be; pales alongside much larger problems at the CBC.
Newly-confirmed CBC chair Guy Fournier says CBC president should not have made lockout decision unilaterally.
New CBC chair Guy Fournier says board of directors should have had input into lockout decision, comments on vision for the future of the CBC.
FRIENDS says CBC president must answer for the extraordinary number of lockouts at the public broadcaster since 1999.
Post-lockout, CBC faces the difficult task of rebuilding itself into a national institution that all Canadians value.
MPs to ask hard questions of CBC management following lockout.
FRIENDS calls for reform of patronage process used to appoint CBC president, additional funding for CBC local and regional programming.
House of Commons Heritage Committee to seek answers from CBC president Robert Rabinovitch over lockout; NDP MP calls for management terminations, sceptical of CBC English Television executive vice-president's commitment to local/regional programming.
Liberal Senator addresses Tory Senator's hopes that the lockout will last until the next election, notes that if the Tories had the support of the 37% of Canadians who reported they were inconvenienced by the lockout, they would win the election.
Columnist criticizes prime minister for allowing "Canada-hating bean-counters" to keep CBC off the air for seven weeks and counting.
CBC president given rough ride by MPs, ministers, CBC board of directors over lockout; FRIENDS says president is wearing the lockout decision personally, expects he will have less freedom over remainder of his two-year term.
CBC labour negotiations placed under news blackout; House of Commons Heritage Committee to summon CBC president Robert Rabinovitch to meeting following end of lockout.
Ontario government replaces Isabel Bassett as chair of TVOntario; oversight responsibility moves to education ministry.
Canadian Media Guild says CBC management's "compromise offer" not a compromise on key issues.
CBC union lockout bulletin reports on union/management meeting with federal labour minister.
Minister of Labour says CBC management, union doing "a major disservice" to themselves and to all Canadians by prolonging lockout at CBC; provides mediator to assist parties to resolve differences.
Rural and remote communities suffer without CBC; employees to demonstrate on Parliament Hill as union and management meet with federal Minister of Labour.
Columnist condemns lockout as "poor stewardship" by CBC management, urges CBC listeners to telephone concerns to Prime Minister Paul Martin.
Royal Canadian Air Farce producer responds to Patrick Watson op-ed.
MPs returning to Parliament may push for back-to-work legislation, probe into CBC use of public money during lockout; former Ontario Conservative premier Bill Davis comments on lockout.
Locked-out CBC host comments on contract work issue, CBC management, effects of lockout on staff morale.
CBC management, union to attend meeting with federal Minister of Labour to discuss lockout; FRIENDS views meeting as positive development that will focus more public attention on CBC president.
Liberal MPs express frustration with management handling of CBC lockout.
FRIENDS comments on op-ed by former CBC chair Patrick Watson.
CBC management rejects latest union offer; plans counteroffer.
CBC union tables offer of settlement, states belief that it forms the basis for an agreement with CBC management.
Former CBC chair blames lockout on "management ineptitude"; advocates shutting down the CBC, replacing it with a new public broadcaster.
FRIENDS calls theory that savings from CBC lockout are being used to offset losses resulting from NHL lockout "plausible".
CBC Board of Directors issues statement on CBC lockout.
NDP Heritage Critic, MPs say CBC President/CEO Robert Rabinovitch should be replaced.
CBC lockout galvanizes workers, focuses public attention on management.
Columnist says CBC lockout makes both sides look bad.
FRIENDS writes to CBC Board to request meeting on CBC lockout, forwards policy suggestion that Board overturn management decision to lock out employees; Acting Chair of CBC Board, who is also CBC President and CEO, denies request; proposed Chair comments on Board decision to support management.
Corporate fixer, scholar comment on CBC lockout, leadership (or lack thereof) in Canadian broadcasting.
Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage asks CBC president to appear before the Committee, report on the CBC lockout.
FRIENDS spokesperson Ian Morrison and Conservative Party heritage critic Bev Oda discuss the role and future of the national public broadcaster.
Article says CBC employees have too much control of the corporation, managers need to win back control; CBC management should be replaced.
Challenged on lockout, CBC President Robert Rabinovitch points to insufficient government funding.
Columnist takes issue with Conservative Senator's comments on CBC, notes that naysayers underestimate the importance of Canada's public broadcaster and the appeal it has to many Canadians.
Contract worker says that CBC union position on contract workers hampers creativity and competition, and that CBC should shed "ludicrously overpadded" management and devote savings to making programs.
Tory senator Marjory LeBreton says she hopes continued lockout will prevent CBC coverage of next federal election.
New CBC chair wants to see CBC and Radio-Canada work more closely together, do more to foster national unity.
FRIENDS says the fact CBC's president is not accountable to its board means the appointment of a new chairperson is unlikely to bring an end to the current labour dispute.
Canadian Heritage Minister proposes Quebec writer as chair of the CBC board of directors; the proposed appointment will be referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage for review.
Quebec author, scriptwriter and producer Guy Fournier has been appointed chair of the CBC board of directors.
Columnist speculates turning point in CBC lockout may not come until the start of the NHL season in October.
Ottawa-area Liberal MP calls on CBC management to resume normal service first, then negotiate a settlement.
Columnist notes CBC management cannot explain benefits to viewers or to Canadian broadcasting from greater flexibility to contract out, argues management lacks vision for CBC's future.
Columnist says CBC management priorities reflect the antiquated neo-conservative financial policies of the 1980s and 1990s.
E-mail form letter response from CBC President Robert Rabinovitch to CBC viewers/listeners concerned about the ongoing lockout.
Columnist comments on behaviour of both sides in CBC lockout, CanWest Global programming, inadequacy of U.S. news coverage of aftermath of hurricane Katrina.
Editorial speculates that private broadcasters could never lock out their employees and hope to survive.
Canadian Media Guild responds to article by CBC President Robert Rabinovitch.
CBC president presents management's position in CBC lockout.
CBC management says 40 outstanding issues stand between lockout and a new collective agreement.
Editorial says Ottawa must decide if having a national public broadcaster is important, and if so, provide sufficient funding.
Columnist criticizes CBC president for being "invisible" during lockout, not involving employees in finding solutions to CBC's problems.
Heritage Minister empathizes with locked out CBC workers, but says government will not intervene to force a settlement.
Ottawa officially looking to replace CBC President Robert Rabinovitch as acting chair of CBC.
Notice of vacancy for chair of CBC Board of Directors.
Slawko Klymkiw is leaving the CBC to become executive director of the Canadian Film Centre.
Blog by University of Ottawa professor explores issue of connections between government and the national public broadcaster.
CCTA president Michael Hennessy presents cable industry view on federal telecommunications policy review, says review should interest consumers since it will determine what content they access and how.
Article details how and why the major television networks chose to put Prime Minister Martin's national address on the air.
Former Canwest Global anchor Peter Kent announces his intention to run for the Conservatives in the Toronto riding of St. Paul.
Stursberg outlines plan for CBC English television.
Columnist calls CBC management decision to make its publicity and promotions staff redundant, and outsource their jobs to freelance publicists, "bizarre" and a mistake.
Television networks concerned about American simulcasts, balanced coverage in push to change the time proposed for the Prime Minister's televised speech.
University of Alberta alumni magazine profiles late Lieutenant Governor and former FRIENDS Steering Committee member, Lois Hole.
Government officially announces appointments to panel reviewing Canadian telecom policy and outlines terms of reference and "areas of interest" for the review.
Government appoints Atlantic and Pacific regional CRTC commissioners.
Popular Alberta radio host explains circumstances of his departure from CBC.
With seven weeks to go before election day, British Columbia New Democratic Party calls on Liberal Premier to disclose plans to privatize public entities.
Rejecting an opinion from the Government Accountability Office, the Bush Administration has authorized U.S. government agencies to release pre-packaged news stories to the media without disclosing that they are government authored.
Former CBC Chair declines to give reasons for resignation, but notes that the public broadcaster needs improved and stable funding to fulfil its mandate.
Carole Taylor resigns as CBC Chair.
The centralization of decision making power with the Prime Minister and Clerk of the Privy Council causes delays and explains why many Crown corporation and other government vacancies are yet to be filled.
Minister of Canadian Heritage Liza Frulla appoints Quebec author and columnist Guy Fournier to the CBC's board.
Federal budget expected to contain a funding increase for CBC; FRIENDS says important to ensure new funds are earmarked for local/regional programming.
Appointment of two experienced programmers and former CBC vice-presidents expected to bring new perspective to CBC Board.
Delays in federal appointments to CRTC management vacancies may inhibit the regulator's ability to function.
Government appoints four new directors to CBC Board, including a former chair of TVOntario and a former president of CTV.
CRTC has accepted FRIENDS' submission that the business link between NewCap and Rogers radio stations in Sudbury reduced the diversity of news in the Sudbury area and functioned as an unauthorized local management arrangement (LMA). The Commission has ordered that this link end and has extended NewCap's Sudbury licence for only three years.
