Rex is indeed a commentator for CBC news. However he wrote this for the National Post newspaper which while no longer as conservative as it was founded by Conrad Black is still a better read than other unmentionable papers. I never watch the CBC news so I cannot comment on their current way of doing things but I am pretty sure you are spot on. There is a minor debate going on up here about the money CBC gets from the govt. I doubt much will change but with a Harper majority who knows. It would be an interesting race to see which subsidy ever gets cut first PBS/NPR or the CBC.
>There is a minor debate going on up here about the money CBC gets from the govt.<
Oh? You weren’t there back when Martin was still the PM and one parliament member point blank asked the CBC president..HOW MUCH MONEY DOES HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA RAKE IN?
The CBC guy refused to answer. Molson won’t even say in public how much it pays to the telecasts which I surmise has been in the half billion for 1 season. And nothing trickles back to the taxpayers.