Save CBC Orchestra - All Petition Signatories

The petition is now closed. Thanks to all who took the time to sign the petition and post comments. Though the CBC Radio Orchestra's life was ended by CBC Radio, the orchestra has been reincarnated in a new form: the National Broadcast Orchestra of Canada - Orchestre national de diffusion du Canada.

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!

12271 signatories since April 1, 2008 | 50 signatories per page

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Adam Morton
I\'d hate to see our media sink to the level of CNN or Fox. Isn\'t there some point to being Canadian?

Bob & Barbara Crawford

Barbara Myers

Robert Hales
One stroke of the number crunchers pen and the sound of 70 years of magnificant music falls on their deaf ears. Shame on them.

David Hill
Radio 2 and its orchestra serve an important niche in the market- intelligent listeners. If I want to listen to pop music well I already have plenty of other radio stations for that.- Ryerson student

David Haskins

Kathleen Ambrose

Valerie

John Agrios
save the best

Barbara Mathews

Lauran Warrian

Isabel Albert

Rachel Reimer

Mary Perusco

Susan Tilley

Robert Woodbridge
I am alarmed at the brutal insensitivity of CBC management, including Harper, to enduring Canadian cultural values.

rsks

Annette Kolar

Douglas Rasmusson

steven fofonoff

kim mcleod

neil v watson
for crying out loud -- compared to the funds that are squandered elsewhere with *far* less return, the allotment needed to keep the CBC Radio Orchestra alive and well seems minuscule. Please save this important cultural resource!

Ingrid Paquette

bud roach

Cynthia Culley

Mercedes Lumalang

Pax North Williamson
What message to do send to the past, and to the future, when we contemplate the dissolution of this national treasure ?

Suraj Rajkumar
The CBC radio orchestra is part of Canadian heritage, and an inspiration to young musicians.

Joyce Cormack

Emily Lord

Bruce MacMillan
Classical music is vital to our society and culture for many reasons. I strongly support saving the CBC Radio Orchestra.

Lindsey Sikora

Joy overtveld
Musicians evoke in us through their music our connection to the great beyond, however we each define that. Please continue to support this art form.

Mike Cado
The orchestra is important as a means for Canadian cultural expression and a national identity It is necessary to foster a creative environment for Canadian composers.Please do not destroy this rare treasure by succumbing to political and economic forces.

Weiwei Du

Mary Kuhnke

Colleen Charter
I have valued CBC\'s emphasis on classical music for 30 years and don\'t want that to change.

caroline patterson

Marion Jarvis
Please keep our CBC orchestra - we need it!!!!

Kathleen McLean

Jodie Allen

Allyson Conrad
Please keep this orchestra alive!!!!

Julia McGraw
Julia L. McGraw

Ian R. Charter

Heidi
please do NOT discontinue.. why would you?! THAT IS MADNESS

Paul Currie-Johnson
The majority of Canadians cannot afford symphony tickets. Let us continue to use such a small portion of our tax dollars to offer them this opportunity on the radio.

Rebecca Whelan

Kazue Semba

David Mulholland
Among other good reasons, the Orchestra should continue because Radio 2 is one of the few options to pop/rock/country formatted radio. Part of the CBC\'s mandate is to provide an alternative.

Rolf Keitel