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Originally Posted by kool maudit
The CBC is a good vehicle for getting Canadians to think as Canadians rather than as adjuncts to the dramas of our neighbour. This offends libertarian sensibilities, and I was once more sympathetic to those views, but Canada's history is different to that of the US and the import of US rhetorical norms – weird little things like 'taking the fifth' or whatever – distorts our own discussion.
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I agree with this. I think the questions of how many anchors they have on certain news shows or how left or right leaning they should be are second-order concerns. The important thing is to have a stable national broadcaster to widely communicate Canadian content to Canadians. This doesn't mean that there aren't aspects of the CBC that could be improved, but it is silly to contemplate getting rid of it because of them.
It reminds me of the EU and how people debate how it's annoying to be bossed around by Brussels. Postwar economic integration in Europe is likely the main factor behind the still enduring greatest period of peace and prosperity they have ever experienced, but that doesn't get as much airtime. That's the real reason to keep the borders open, even if it's annoying sometimes.