SAVE THE CBC!

One of Canada's national treasures the CBC has been facing a major economic whiplash, is bracing itself to lose nearly 500 employees as government cut-backs reduce this nationally funded broadcasting network, while corporate stations such as CTV revel in bailout bonds thanks to the Harper government.

The recession should aim at re-structuring our societies to be more cost efficient and wary of expenditures, and if there is one Canadian medium that serves the interests of the people more than any other it is the CBC. Aside from losing immediate capital, I do not see why the government would compromise the well-being of its most treasured news outlet. However, it ultimately boils down to a question of money, as these big bailouts for CTV and Canwest represent the influence of affluent individuals in political hierarchy, and the manipulative means by which they wrest control from the government.

What is best of all is how corporate managers are only experiencing a 5% decrease in their paycheques as nearly 10% of the CBC's workforce loses a job, and its senior managers in turn receive a 20% decrease in pay.

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