CBC five-year-plan includes new radio stations
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011By Jennifer Ditchburn, The Canadian Press OTTAWA – The CBC promises to open new local stations and expand regional programming, triggering an uneasy feeling of deja vu. But President Hubert Lacroix says it’s different this time. The public broadcaster’s strategic plan, released Tuesday, speaks at length about renewed interest in connecting with Canadians where they [...]
POLLARA public opinion survey shows high support for CBC
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009POLLARA public opinion survey on Canadians’ views on the CBC: KEY FINDINGS Briefing Note from Ian Morrison, FRIENDS’ Spokesperson May 19, 2009 FRIENDS commissioned POLLARA to survey a random sample of 3,361Canadians 18 year of age or older. The results are considered accurate to +/- 1.69% nineteen times out of twenty. The resulting data were [...]
Media watchdog: Conservatives plan to cut CBC funding by $200 million
Friday, December 5th, 2008By Jessica Werb, The Georgis Straight Publish Date: December 5, 2008 The Conservative party wants to cut $200 million from the CBC’s parliamentary grant, claims an independent watchdog of Canadian programming. In an e-mail sent out yesterday (December 4) by Friends of Canadian Broadcasting, spokesperson Ian Morrison claimed that a confidential source had alerted the [...]
Canadians think CBC is a good investment. What does Prime Minister Harper think?
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008Toronto – Nearly two-thirds of Canadian voters (63%) think the government’s investment in CBC is a good use of taxpayers’ dollars, according to a Nanos survey released by Friends of Canadian Broadcasting this morning. FRIENDS commissioned the research after a Conservative Party funding raising letter received on September 9 asked party supporters: “The CBC costs [...]