That said, I don't think the CBC should just be broadcasting material that is in line with my politics and my values, and I think it would be a bit arrogant of me to expect that.I think you miss the point completely. The CBC primarily serves as a government propaganda engine today. By the CBC's own calculations, it provides 75% of the total speaking time alloted for politicians to the minority Harper government, a government supported by 32% of the population, and elected by less than 38%. The other three parties, representing 62% of us, get to divide the remaining 25% of airtime between them.
Speaking of calling people on misrepresentation, you are simply twisting numbers and lying. I looked at that study last time you trotted out those numbers, and if I remember correctly it stated that 75 percent of the coverage was of the government. It did not say that coverage came from the PMO's office, nor even that it was positive or negative.
Frankly I would expect that sort of breakdown of coverage from any news organization. Since the government holds the purse strings and has far more decision-making power than the opposition I should think we would pay the most critical attention to what they are doing.
For that matter, I wouldn't want the media to be a mouthpiece for the opposition either. That is not their job.
If you want to believe what you believe, fine. But please don't try to pass off lies expecting we wil be so gullible as tol believe them.
And again, I find it odd that the most libertarian conservative argument of all - I don't want to pay for stuff that doesn't serve me - is the one that is being trotted out in these CBC-bashing threads.
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I can up that argument.... how about my opinion is more important because I contribute more in taxes and GST, therefore I should have more say in what is done with it?