Dear Mark Steinmetz and CBC Radio, Prime Minister Harper, Members of Parliament, and the Minister of Canadian Heritage. We the undersigned want the CBC Radio Orchestra saved. We believe that the orchestra is an integral part of Canada's mosaic and an important contributor to Canada's unique and rich cultural heritage. Our Canada includes the CBC Radio Orchestra!

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Geoffrey Conquer
Erin
Ian Wood, "To abolish the CBC Radio Orchestra is to abolish thought. What will be have to read and write about if we get rid of the arts and specifically music. Harper is dull and so he won't understand."
Steve McCann, "In my humble opinion having a Canadian entity such as the CBC Orchestra provides more security from so called terrorist countries than adding helicopters and submarines to our armed forces. Think about it."
Anna Alexander, "It's a disgrace that there is not more classical music on the radio airwaves. I have stopped listening to CBC Radio 2 altogether and now rely on my CDs."
Jake Highfield
Maureen Hill, "How can $80,000 for one CBC member's expenses (See Vancouver Sun, November 20th) be deemed to be within guidelines for spending and we can't support the CBC Radio Orchestra because the CBC has to save money!"
Brian S. Shore, "I am in the USA, but am very sad to hear this! I especially miss the "Northern Lights" music program..."
tracy lynch
David Bregani
mary hamill
Kelly Van Strien
Esther Reimer
Joseph Petch
Peter Floyd, "Please don't kill a Canadian heritage!"
Mauricio Alfaro, "It's part of Canada's art heritage, one of our many important voices to the world."
Moira Howes
Martha Warnes, "Canada without the CBC Orchestra is akin to pumpkin pie without whipped cream. If it ain't broke, don't fix it! We need the orchestra, we need the wonderful music; it is nourishment for the soul. "
MacKenzie Fraser
Garry & Beryl Rowse, "After all, this is our orchestra!!"
Nigel Horsley, "Dear Prime Minister, I support the continued existence of the CBC Orchestra as a vital part of 'live' heritage. Kind regards, nigel Horsley."
Brent Johnson, "Killing the orchestra is just another step to killing the CBC alltogether...one less reason for me to listen/watch it."
Irène Loire-Maillard, "There is a large void in my life without CBC2."
Gaham Scholes, "Being an ORDINARY citizen I hereby record my vote to keep the CBC Orchestra. Thumbs down to the less than ORDINARY Personal who think it wise to cut Canadian Arts. "
merrilee needham
Lillian Martin, "Is the new CBC big brass off key or what. Restore the orchestra and the classical music. It is part of our culture and our heritage. There are lots of stations for hip hop, rap and all that other crap. Give us back our CBC."
Joseph Choiselat, "I miss the classical music on cbc radio 2. I want the former programming back."
David Hunt, "A Canadian institution that represents us worldwide - in this time ofv turmoil, something needs to be held on to!"
Elisabeth Kunkel
Karla Pratt
Valerie Key, "The new CBC Radio 2 Totally Sucks."
joan newton
Jennifer Pearson Terell
Stephanie Broll
Barbara Anderson, "If the CBC can't keep their orchestra what is the point of the whole organization. Cut the managers and top executives first."
Kay Anderson, "K. Anderson"
blair, "get rid of the entire CBC boondoggle....utter WASTE of taxpayer dollars"
Catherine Crough, "Art must be kept to keep the culture. This orchestra represents our musical future. Take a look around you and see that to keep the orchestra is to keep Canada alive. Thank you."
Jenn Weihmann
Fi Dastoor, "Please do not let the CBC orchestra dissolve. This is an important part of our culture and we should support the arts and music. "
Hannelore Evans, "Bad enough they ruined Radio 2 (music like you never heard before?) The CBC Radio orchestra is the jewel in the crown, I heard them on Sunday at the Chan. "
Elizabeth FitzZaland
Andre Archambault, "Andre Archambault Go on the following site you will have music and opera 24 hours and 7 days a week. http://www.operacast.com/index.htm"
Brigitte Balint, "KING FM is on my Radio dial now. so is Radio Bartok and others from Europe. Canada is loosing it and the culture which the European brought to this country. Such sad times we are living in. "
David Dice, "Either restore the CBC radio orchestra, or else just kill off the CBC, because there isn't anything else its doing that's worthwhile"
sammy ho
dona bozzi
Nancy Ford, "This is the end of Classical music and jazz in Canada you fools at CBC! I'm thinking of giving away my radio. Why are you not listening? Everyone I talk to is angry."
Laurel Stride, "CBC is the only station that plays classical along with westcoast folk music. We can't afford to see the eradication of our world class music radio."
Patricia Clarke