Comments on: Save the CBC Radio Orchestra http://savecbcorchestra.com/2008/04/01/hello-world/ My Canada includes the CBC Radio Orchestra Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:10:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=version: none of your biz By: David Skulski http://savecbcorchestra.com/2008/04/01/hello-world/#comment-8 David Skulski Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:42:56 +0000 http://websessive.com/savecbcorchestra/?p=1#comment-8 This is just the latest step in a process that has been going on for over 15 years: the gradual strangulation of the CBC. Both the Liberals and the Conservatives have carried out this agenda whose obvious goal is to ultimately shut down or privatize our national broadcaster. This is the larger issue that must be addressed as we are now closer than ever to witnessing the end of the CBC itself. This is just the latest step in a process that has been going on for over 15 years: the gradual strangulation of the CBC. Both the Liberals and the Conservatives have carried out this agenda whose obvious goal is to ultimately shut down or privatize our national broadcaster. This is the larger issue that must be addressed as we are now closer than ever to witnessing the end of the CBC itself.

]]> By: admin http://savecbcorchestra.com/2008/04/01/hello-world/#comment-6 admin Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:21:52 +0000 http://websessive.com/savecbcorchestra/?p=1#comment-6 Thanks Emily and Bill for the clarification. I did also hear that it was not a money issue. That, is of course a little confusing. Reallocation of funds from one area to another, does, in a way, make it all come down to dollars and cents again: they want to spend the money elsewhere. Someone, somewhere has decided for some cloudy, murky reason, that the CBC Radio Orchestra is a dinosaur not worthy of expenditures. Thanks Emily and Bill for the clarification. I did also hear that it was not a money issue. That, is of course a little confusing. Reallocation of funds from one area to another, does, in a way, make it all come down to dollars and cents again: they want to spend the money elsewhere. Someone, somewhere has decided for some cloudy, murky reason, that the CBC Radio Orchestra is a dinosaur not worthy of expenditures.

]]> By: Bill Horne http://savecbcorchestra.com/2008/04/01/hello-world/#comment-5 Bill Horne Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:10:41 +0000 http://websessive.com/savecbcorchestra/?p=1#comment-5 I think Emily is right. In the CBC interview with George Zuckerman, he says it's not about the money. And <a href="http://marysoderstrom.blogspot.com/2008/03/cbc-just-dropped-about-30000-trying-to.html" rel="nofollow">Mary Soderstrom's blog</a> notes that "the CBC just dropped about $30,000 trying to convince us how cool their new Radio Two programming will be. Saturday's Globe and Mail included a full page colour ad in the Review section..." In their bureaucratic sensitivity, they ran this ad a day or so after announcing their plan to axe the orchestra! CBC Execs have been saying they can spend the orchestra's money "more efficiently", so it looks to me like they are reallocating funds, not just cutting back. It's a political, ideological move more than a financial one. As Emily says, they have <strong>chosen </strong>this path. Now to watch the public choose a new one for them! I think Emily is right. In the CBC interview with George Zuckerman, he says it’s not about the money. And Mary Soderstrom’s blog notes that “the CBC just dropped about $30,000 trying to convince us how cool their new Radio Two programming will be. Saturday’s Globe and Mail included a full page colour ad in the Review section…”

In their bureaucratic sensitivity, they ran this ad a day or so after announcing their plan to axe the orchestra!

CBC Execs have been saying they can spend the orchestra’s money “more efficiently”, so it looks to me like they are reallocating funds, not just cutting back. It’s a political, ideological move more than a financial one. As Emily says, they have chosen this path. Now to watch the public choose a new one for them!

]]> By: Emily G http://savecbcorchestra.com/2008/04/01/hello-world/#comment-3 Emily G Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:45:05 +0000 http://websessive.com/savecbcorchestra/?p=1#comment-3 I don't know if the reasons for disbanding the CBC Radio Orchestra were financial. The InsideTheCBC blog author says: Anyone who has been in business understands that you always have the money if it’s a priority. What the CBC really means is this: “We have the money, but we have chosen to make this decision.” I don’t know if the reasons for disbanding the CBC Radio Orchestra were financial. The InsideTheCBC blog author says: Anyone who has been in business understands that you always have the money if it’s a priority. What the CBC really means is this: “We have the money, but we have chosen to make this decision.”

]]> By: Bill Horne http://savecbcorchestra.com/2008/04/01/hello-world/#comment-2 Bill Horne Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:59:26 +0000 http://websessive.com/savecbcorchestra/?p=1#comment-2 In solidarity with the musicians of the CBC Orchestra, I have designed and posted two printable "Save CBC Orchestra" posters online in PDF format <a href="http://www.claireart.ca/links.htm" rel="nofollow">here</a>. The second of these has a list of officials & organizations I have compiled that people can write to. Anyone who would like a higher resolution file for printing in larger format (e.g. gigantic ;-) can contact me via <a href="http://www.claireart.ca/contact.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.claireart.ca/contact.htm</a>. Available as a PDF or native Illustrator file. In solidarity with the musicians of the CBC Orchestra, I have designed and posted two printable “Save CBC Orchestra” posters online in PDF format here.

The second of these has a list of officials & organizations I have compiled that people can write to.

Anyone who would like a higher resolution file for printing in larger format (e.g. gigantic ;-) can contact me via http://www.claireart.ca/contact.htm. Available as a PDF or native Illustrator file.

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