CBC Is Canada's Best Programming



 The CBC is a world class programmer for the Arts and News uniting Canadians across our country with relevant, newsworthy and entertaining material.  It is of the quality comparable to PBS and BBC with its newscasters, interviewers, hosts and specialty programs which have endured over all of my lifetime.  I remember listening to Barbara Frum and Mary Lou Finley while on my way to university,  to have As It Happens theme music begin at the same time as the start of my drive.  Today, the radio is my lifeline, with Q and Jian Ghomeshi, George Strombolopolous on TV interviewing on his show and of course The National.  Many of these programs are becoming affiliated in the US because of the quality of their content.  At a time when the Conservative government is beginning an anti immigrant campaign masquerading as anti multiculturalism, I cringe to think where they are heading by CBC cutbacks.  The CBC reflects Canada, with its pluralism and celebrates our inclusiveness, our diverse culture, our shared experiences both past and present.  It is clear that The retro thinking PC party does not understand the value of our hard won rights to promote a voice for all peoples who call themselves Canadian, of all voices, regardless of sexual orientation, ethnicity, religious orientation.  Stand up and refuse the CBC cutbacks.