Victoria candidates to discuss the future of public broadcastingNov 9, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Victoria (November 7, 2012) - Friends of Canadian Broadcasting will host a forum on the future of public broadcasting in Canada for candidates in the Victoria by-election. Candidates whose parties are represented in the House of Commons have been invited to participate as follows:
When: Tuesday, November 20th, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Where: Harbour Towers Hotel, East Harbour Ballroom, 345 Quebec Street "We welcome the candidates' interest in the future of public broadcasting in Canada and the 3259 families who support Friends of Canadian Broadcasting in Victoria are keen to know where the candidates stand," says Friends spokesperson Ian Morrison. Friends has also launched a website at www.friends.ca/victoria with an online petition to the candidates called We Vote CBC. -30- For more information: Jim Thompson 613-447-9592 |
May 23, 2013 — CBC's independence at risk if Bill C-60 passes as isMany of Canada's leading authorities and practitioners of journalism are calling for changes to Bill C-60 so that the government's Omnibus Budget legislation does not do irreparable harm to the editorial independence of the CBC. May 22, 2013 — Advisory - Remove CBC from Omnibus Bill C-60On behalf of Friends of Canadian Broadcasting, Ian Morrison will testify to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance concerning C-60, the Budget Implementation Omnibus Bill that would give the Cabinet new and unprecedented authority over the CBC. May 8, 2013 — FREE CBC from political interferenceNo public broadcaster in any free and democratic country anywhere in the world faces political interference with its editorial independence as proposed for the CBC in Bill C-60. May 7, 2013 — Advisory - FREE CBC from political interferenceFriends of Canadian Broadcasting will be on the Hill tomorrow to give a news conference and brief Parliamentarians concerning the impact on the CBC of Bill C-60. Apr 30, 2013 — Conservative Broadcasting CorporationNewly assembled data from Elections Canada show that more than half of the CBC's directors are or have been financial supporters of the Conservative Party. Apr 23, 2013 — Don’t cut TVO: pollNew public opinion research shows that, given the chance, a wide majority (68%) of voters would advise Premier Kathleen Wynne to maintain or increase funding to TVOntario in the upcoming provincial budget. Apr 22, 2013 — Looking for a CBC champion in LabradorFRIENDS has launched a new website encouraging by-election voters to elect a champion of the CBC in Labrador. Nov 19, 2012 — CBC plans to go more commercialFRIENDS says the CBC has presenting a plan for the renewal of its broadcasting licences that will make it less of a public service broadcaster, and less distinctive. |
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