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Feb 4, 2014 — Policy Brief: Presentation to the Standing Committee on Transport & Communications Senate of Canada
FRIENDS makes recommendations to a Senate Committee studying the challenges faced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in relation to the changing environment of broadcasting and communications.
Dec 26, 2013 — Blog Post: What a year!
Video looking back at a remarkable 2013 - the movement that we are building together has never been stronger and more needed.
Oct 16, 2013 — News Release: Pick and pay invites more consumer fleecing
Judging by the sky-high rate increases big cable has imposed since price de-regulation, consumers will likely feel pain in the pocketbook if unbundling of cable TV packages is announced in today’s Throne Speech.
Jul 22, 2013 — Speech: 'Free the CBC' campaign press conference
Remarks by Ian Morrison, FRIENDS' spokesperson in a press conference on Parliament Hill launching new ads challenging Stephen Harper's hostile takeover bid for the CBC, and his government's effort to intimidate journalists.
Jul 22, 2013 — Opinion Poll: Canadians on the CBC by Nanos Research
New opinion research shows Canadians from across the political spectrum value the CBC, give it good marks for meeting its mandate and think it plays an important role in Canada.
May 23, 2013 — Letter: Letter to Prime Minister Harper regarding Bill C-60
A letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper signed by sixteen eminent Canadians from the worlds of journalism and academia expresses deep concern that “Bill C-60 would undermine the arms-length relationship between the CBC, our national public broadcaster, and the federal government.”
May 22, 2013 — Letter: RE: Canada Bill C-60 and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Legal opinion on proposed amendments set out in Bill C-60 that affect the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
May 23, 2013 — Policy Brief: Presentation to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance regarding Bill C-60
FRIENDS spokesperson tells parliamentarians that the CBC must retain its arms-length relationship to the government.
May 8, 2013 — Blog Post: Video: FREE CBC Petition Delivery on Parliament Hill
FRIENDS was on Parliament Hill to present a copy of the FREE CBC petition signatures (collected by FRIENDS, Leadnow and SumOfUs) to members of the government and opposition parties and to hold a press conference.
May 8, 2013 — News Release: FREE CBC from political interference
No 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 8, 2013 — Speech: FREE CBC from political interference Budget Omnibus Bill C-60
In a press conference on Parliament Hill, FRIENDS spokesperson, Ian Morrison, says that when the government takes control of collective bargaining at the CBC, as Bill C-60 proposes to do, the Prime Minister will become the ultimate boss of all of the CBC’s employees.
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Oct 22, 2013 — Fact Sheet: Conservative Broadcasting Corporation
Nine of twelve people appointed by Prime Minister Harper to the CBC's Board of Directors are or have been financial contributors to the Conservative Party of Canada.
Apr 23, 2013 - Fact Sheet: The Wall of Shame
An unfortunate reality is that many Conservative MPs are secretly hostile to public broadcasting.
Nov 23, 2012 — Campaign: The CBC We Want
Canadians from across the country tell the CRTC what kind of CBC they want.
Mar 23, 2012 — Opinion Poll: Canadians on the CBC by Nanos Research
New opinion research shows Canadians are generally satisfied with the programs and content provided by the CBC and believe that possible cuts would likely have a negative impact in terms of Canadian content, local news and national news.
Mar 23, 2012 — Opinion Poll: Canadians on the CBC by Nanos Research
New opinion research shows Canadians are generally satisfied with the programs and content provided by the CBC and believe that possible cuts would likely have a negative impact in terms of Canadian content, local news and national news.
Jan 31, 2012 — Blog Post: Conservative MPs seek to "de-fund" the CBC
Over the past months, at least six Conservative MPs have presented petitions to the House of Commons seeking to "de-fund" the CBC.
Dec 28, 2011 — Blog Post: Impact of cuts on the CBC
Further cuts by the government to our national public broadcaster would make it impossible for the CBC to effectively fulfill its mandate.
Nov 29, 2011 — Blog Post: The truth about CBC funding
Charts comparing Parliamentary funding of the CBC compared to total government expenditures and Correctional Services.
Apr 4, 2011 — Fact Sheet: Parliamentary Funding of CBC - 2000-2012
Chart showing the total parliamentary funding of the CBC over the last decade indexed by Prime Minister and expressed in 2011 dollars.
May 30, 2011 — Fact Sheet: The Conservatives' Hidden Agenda For Public Broadcasting And Cultural Sovereignty
A briefing note to FRIENDS supporters outlines the huge and troubling gap between Stephen Harper's words and deeds regarding the CBC and Canada's cultural sovereignty
May 26, 2009 — Opinion Poll: Canadian Attitudes and Expectations Towards Public Broadcasting
According
to a new study from POLLARA, the vast majority of Canadian voters hold
the CBC in high regard and believe the public broadcaster is
underfunded.
Apr 8, 2010 — Fact Sheet: CBC/Radio-Canada Key Contacts
Contact information for the CBC/Radio-Canada board of directors and other key individuals.
April 2008 - Publication - CBC Radio Listeners: Their Attitudes and Behaviour and Why They Listen to the Radio
Radio trends survey prepared by Canadian Media Research Inc.
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