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All Production Funding Articles — 2002

Nov 29, 2002 — News Article: Cable chiefs want rules scrapped by Simon Tuck

Friends believes poor investment decisions, not lack of foreign capital, are behind cable companies’ financial woes

Sep 4, 2002 — News Article: An expensive back yard (editorial)

Despite results of Friends’ poll, more funding for CBC local television is unnecessary

Aug 31, 2002 — News Article: Supporters cite poll to back call for CBC changes

Friends calls for increased CBC funding after poll indicates Canadians want better local television

Aug 30, 2002 — News Article: Anderson jet-lagged, group says by James Adams

Friends belives David Anderson didn’t intend to suggest his department receive more funding than CBC

Aug 30, 2002 — News Article: Lobby group calls for boost in CBC funding

Friends calls for increased CBC funding after poll indicates Canadians want better local television

Aug 29, 2002 — News Article: Make CBC stronger in regions: poll

Friends calls for increased CBC funding after poll indicates Canadians want better local television

Aug 29, 2002 — News Article: Majority feel CBC vital to cultural identity: poll by Graham Fraser

Friends calls for increased CBC funding after poll indicates Canadians want better local television

Aug 29, 2002 — News Article: CBC Survey

Friends calls for increased CBC funding after poll indicates Canadians want better local television

Aug 29, 2002 — News Article: Lobby group wants Ottawa to give CBC $250 million more annually, cites poll

Friends calls for increased CBC funding after poll indicates Canadians want better local television

Aug 29, 2002 — News Article: CBC needs more regional programming: survey

Friends calls for increased CBC funding after poll indicates Canadians want better local television

Aug 29, 2002 — News Article: Poll backs CBC getting $250M more a year from Ottawa by Stephen Thorne

Friends calls for increased CBC funding after poll indicates Canadians want better local television

May 16, 2002 — News Article: CanWest hypocritical in attack on CBC by Maggie Siggins

Private broadcasters demand subsidies and concessions without producing a corresponding increase in Canadian programming

Mar 21, 2002 — News Release: CAB attempts to mislead Parliament

To obtain financial breaks for their members, Canadian Association of Broadcasters is misleading Parliament with statistics inflating private broadcasters’ Canadian content

Mar 16, 2002 — News Article: Taking aim at the CBC by Antonia Zerbisias

Critics who claim the CBC is irrelevant ignore its essential functions

Mar 3, 2002 — News Article: The Last Chapter is a very scary ride by Antonia Zerbisias

While Global’s new miniseries The Last Chapter is an excellent drama, its reality fare is poor Canadian content.

Mar 2, 2002 — News Article: CBC should narrow program focus: Asper

Leonard Asper says Canada’s TV regulations should be changed to increase broadcasters’ financial clout, restrict CBC to public-service programming

Mar 2, 2002 — News Article: CanWest seeks new television landscape by Les Perreaux

Leonard Asper says Canada’s TV regulations should be changed to increase broadcasters’ financial clout, restrict CBC to public-service programming

Mar 1, 2002 — News Article: Asper takes aim at broadcasting act by Paul Samyn

Leonard Asper says Canada’s TV regulations should be changed to increase broadcasters’ financial clout, restrict CBC to public-service programming

Feb 28, 2002 — Fact Sheet: CanWest Facts (pdf 96KB)

Data concerning CanWest’s record on simulcasting, broadcasting little Canadian content, and spending subsidies on foreign programming

Feb 10, 2002 — News Article: Elitist TV?

Commons committee should take a serious look at necessity of CBC