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Lisa Campbell [ Profil ] |
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Fwd: Save the CBC!
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Mar 27th, 2009 - 13:10:02 |
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ricken Patel - Avaaz.org
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> Dear friends,
>
> Our government is forcing the CBC to drastically cut 800 staff and
> programming.We urgently need a massive public outcry to Save the CBC:
>
> Sign the petition!
> Canadas media networks have all been slammed by the recession. But
> the government is reportedly considering bailouts for its friends at
> private companies CTV and CanWest, whileforcing the CBC to
> drastically cut 800 staff and programming.
>
> Our CBC is a national treasure, and a pillar of public-interest
> journalism in a country whose media is owned by a few large firms.
> We wont hear an outcry from their media outlets, and the CBC is too
> principled to use its megaphone to make the case for itself. We are
> the only voice the CBC has.
>
> We urgently need a massive public outcry to Save the CBC, click
> below to sign the petition. The government is weak and falling in
> the polls and enough outrage can make the difference.
> Parliamentarians have promised to deliver the petition directly in
> the House of Commons, and we'll even fly a plane and banner over
> Parliament Hill with the message!Sign now, and forward this email to
> everyone who might care about this:
>
> http://www.avaaz.org/en/save_the_cbc
>
> The number of signatures on the petition will be crucial to the
> effectiveness of the campaign, so lets get everyone who cares about
> the CBC to sign.
>
> The CBC is facing a budget shortfall that amounts to just $6 per
> Canadian, but its request to the government for a bridging loan to
> cover this was denied. The deep cuts the CBC is making will damage
> the organization across the board, and they will not be the last. If
> we dont stand up for the CBC now, it stands to die a death by a
> thousand cuts. Harpers minority government is politically
> vulnerable and falling in the polls public outrage could turn the
> government around on this, but it has to happen now. Let's move
> quickly.
>
> With hope,
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> Ricken, Iain, Graziela, Paula, Brett, Alice, Paul, Ben, Milena,
> Veronique and the whole Avaaz team.
>
> PS - here are some links for more info on this:
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> The Star reports on how opposition parties accuse Harper of using
> the recession as an excuse to gut the CBC:
> http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/608591
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> Union says Harper government strangling CBC:
> http://www.cjad.com/news/565/899819
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> Ian Morrison: Stephen Harpers hidden agenda for the CBC:
> http://www.straight.com/article-206164/ian-morrison-stephen-harper%3F%3Fs-hidden-agenda-cbc
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> A crisis of identity - A reader letter to the Globe and Mail:
> http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090327.COLETTS27-1/TPStory/Comment
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