For a resident in the "West", I'm much more pro-CBC than some of my militant friends who think TO is all this, and all that...their beef that CBC plays too many Leafs and Habs games on Saturday's Hockey Night in Canada...

well guess what, 2/3rd's of Canadians live back East, so that's where their advertisers are targeting with their big budget marketing dollars. Simple as that.

Quality,... more

I have visited the CBC for a few different events, including a couple of food fests and some tapings of their TV shows. The building itself is pretty cool, with various items from Canadian broadcasting history to look at.

When you are in the audience of a taping, sometimes you even go home with a little prize, Oprah style! Most recently I was here for a taping of The Steven and Chris show and... more

an independent news station, independent not only of government, but also the 'market' channels? and still manages to somehow stay relevant even with Harper's 'government' becoming 'board members'? (is this interference with the Fifth Estate?)
\\\\\\incredible!