What's New at Friends.ca:
November 13, 2008 - News Release - Ad campaign reminds Conservative delegates of culture power
FRIENDS
ad campaign delivers message to Conservative Party convention delegates
that strengthening Canada's cultural sovereignty, as previous
Conservative governments have done, could boost Stephen Harper's
political fortunes.
October 30, 2008 - News Release - CRTC stands up for viewers against big cable
FRIENDS
says the CRTC has rejected most of the cable industry's demands for
greater powers to decide what's on TV in a decision that protects
viewers and Canadian programming
October 1, 2008 - News Release - Canadians think CBC is a good investment. What does Prime Minister Harper think?
According to a Nanos survey, nearly two-thirds of Canadian voters (63%) think the government's investment in CBC is a good use of taxpayers’ dollars.
August 30, 2008 - Campaign - Make your voice heard - Protest changes to CBC Radio Two
FRIENDS embarks on a major campaign to hold CBC's management accountable for the disastrous changes to Radio Two programs which came into effect on Tuesday, Sept 2.
July 9, 2008 - Policy Brief - Re:
Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2008-44 - Call for comments on the
scope of a future proceeding on Canadian broadcasting in new media
FRIENDS
submission to the CRTC stresses the importance of ensuring the presence
of thriving and dynamic Canadian content in the new media environment.
June 4, 2008 - News Release - CBC is Losing its Way
FRIENDS
says more foreign programming on CBC English TV defies CRTC licence
expectations and confirms that CBC has lost touch with its public
broadcasting purpose.
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Popular Resources:
September 15, 2008 - Conservative Party of Canada - 2008 National Critical Issues Survey
Conservative Party fundraising letter polls supporters whether the CBC is a good or bad use of taxpayers dollars.
April 2008 - Publication - CBC Radio Listeners: Their Attitudes and Behaviour and Why They Listen to the Radio
Radio trends survey prepared by Canadian Media Research Inc.
February 28, 2008 - News Release - Conservative agenda would damage CBC
FRIENDS says a Conservative minority report on future of the CBC would
expand the gap between the national public broadcaster's mandate and
the resources available to meet it.
December 21, 2007 - Conservative Party of Canada - The Facts: The Liberals and the CBC by Doug Finley
Year end fundraising letter from Doug Finley, Campaign Director, Conservative Party of Canada, and close adviser to Prime Minister Harper alleges Liberal bias on the part of CBC.
UPDATED November 6, 2007 - The Conservatives' Hidden Agenda For Public Broadcasting And Cultural Sovereignty
A briefing note to FRIENDS supporters outlines how contradictions between 2006 election policy statements of Stephen Harper's Conservatives and their past comments on public broadcasting and cultural sovereignty have grown more pronounced since coming to power.
May 19, 2004 - CBC News - Harper Comments on the CBC
Conservative Party leader Stephen Harper suggests his party may revisit government funding of CBC English television and Radio Two.
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