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Grappling7155 @lemmy.ca

1d ago

FU** THE CBC

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Anyone got any show recommendations on CBC Gem? Bf and I just downloaded it but not really sure what's good yet.
We're fans of sci fi and fantasy if anything like that is available on it
(Edit: thanks for the recs folks!)
- Gary and his Demons is wild, hard to say if it's up your alley.
  Cavendish you might enjoy the supernatural angle.
  Dark Matter? Is that on gem? It was filmed in Toronto and has a small following. (Just checked it is not...)
  Started Poker face and it's got some good vibes.
- Check out “station eleven” — a show set in a post-apocalyptic world but isn’t like any show you’ve ever watched in any genre. Only one season long and doesn’t end on a cliffhanger or anything, just a nice contained story
- I've started listing a few CBC gem shows I'd like to watch (though I don't really watch much tv so it may take me some time.) Anyway, from my list there are a couple that might fit the bill:
  Britannia - Trailer
  Penny Dreadful Trailer
- Family Law is pretty good. Lawyer show, set in Vancouver, stars Jewel Staite.

Whoa...so all those pickups had flags that said FUND TRUDEAU?

Been watching a lot of news from multiple sources lately and the CBC coverage is SO GOOD compared to its US counterparts. Another amazing source I rely on every day is TVO. Steve Paiken is a god. The interviews and panels are like being in the company of adults after running a day care all day.
- I mean ... Comparing anything to US News outlets is kind of setting the bar really low, isn't it?
  
  They have outlets that are held out as more or less serious than others, but outside of PBS, it's all a mess of news, opinion, delusion, and propaganda.
  PS: Oh, and drug advertisements for the domestic audience

The CBC is the only large news organization in Canada that isn't owned by foreign fascist placating billionaires and spreading anti-Canadian fascist propaganda. They can't control it so they want to kill it. Save the CBC.
- Oh yeah?? okay it's not that big, but it spends wisely.
  
  Yes.

For a few seconds there I was worried that this was the new F**K TRUDEAU and God help me I am so done with that shit.
But FUND the CBC? HELL YES.
- There was already someone on an overpass on Monday with a giant Fuck Mark Carney sign where I live.
  
  I'm going to call that just a touch premature.
- Fuck PP
  
  As a neighbor down south, I read PP as planned parenthood. I know that's not the case but I looked at ddg for Canada pp and that's what I found. I'm really not trying to be dense but I would like clarification (because I'm a certified dumbass and don't get nuance or hints at times)
  Thanks and I'm trying to understand!
  
  Ok, you got me.
- ^GOOD L🍁CK TRUDEAU 🥸
- Thought the same thing, actually elated after reading the bottom text because it wasn't.

All the users coming here to complain about censoring swear words:
- How did you get screenshots of my face as I opened this post???

CBC are currently hiring 30 journalists across the country. I hope this means we wean ourselves off cheap US news and start investing in our own damn countries news, weather and culture. Given the US is repeatedly expressing their desire to violently annex us, investing in our own news seems like a no brainer. But also fuck the CPC who want to defund it and increase the flow of invader news media into Canada.
- The CPC in all its forms have hated the CBC because they point out what the parties are doing wrong/scandals. The CPC does not like light on their actions, they feel targeted
  
  The CPC are perfectly fine with foreign oligarch-owned, cheap US invader media and want more of it in Canada.

That's actually a pretty clever ad.
- Definitely got my interest.

This is postered on a wall near me. I got really offended until I walked closer and saw the smaller text.
Good job whoever came up with it.

NDP:
The NDP will invest in Canadian journalism and CBC/Radio-Canada
Liberals:
Heritage minister’s vision for a better CBC/Radio-Canada: a clear choice for Canada’s future
Edit: Video providing more details from the heritage minister, including pitching doubling the per capita funding up to total of $62/person, which is around the G7 average
- god I hate how neoliberals write stuff like this. The entire press release says nothing functional, except "the cbc is important" and then some easily fluffed assertions about what their plan 'would do'. It's really clearly written to avoid anything too committal.
  
  The CBC came out already saying they want to see their funding doubled so they can provide even more journalism and provide CBC gems ith no ads without the paid option.
- NDP always for me.

It's atrocious how US owned media has turned Canadians against a home-grown news organization. I'm not saying the CBC is perfect but they are important.

Fu ::: spoiler ** nd ::: the CBC 🇨🇦

You can say fund on the internet!

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