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!
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pat wright
Laurie John
Why do you force us to listen to Seattle for our classical music?
suzanne andre
The CBC Orchestra is a national institution, providing support and exposure for fine Canadian music and musicians, a source of great pleasure for it\'s listeners and represents our country internationally in the world of fine music.
John Martin
save the music
Ryan Chan
Long live orchestra!
Joan Heagle
Program more classical intelligent music not less.
Colleen Winton
By removing the CBC Orchestra and much loved parts of CBC2 from the airwaves, you will also reduce the number of your listeners, me among them.
Aaron Kernis
Linda Lockwood
Please keep the music. Thank you.
Bob Attwell
Lorna Nakajima
Arnold Tirzits
Bayrakal
Jeffrey Yeo
Colleen M. Branson
Please reconsider abandoning our last radio orchestra
Margot Allingham
You are ruining the CBC in the interests of people who don\'t care about it anyway. Have you ever heard a kid with head phones listening to CBC? You are spoiling the whole thing for those of us who don\'t listen to any other station. Such stupidity.
Virginia McKendry, PhD
When will the CBC wake up and remember who it is? I want a CBC I can be proud of. It is simply misguided to use the CBC2 airwaves to try to attract people who wouldn\'t be caught dead listening to CBC in any format!
Harold Dobson
Margaret Behenna
It is very important that the decision to cancel the CBC Orchestra be reconsidered. Cultural heritage is so important, particularly in a young country like Canada. Please reconsider!
Mary Davis
Corrie Kamphof
Mary Wright
The CBC has been an integral part of my life in Canada and its music has been especially important. Please re-consider abandoning our last radio orchestra, for the sake of our youth and their\'s.
Carol Konkle
Mari Trainor
Owain Williams
If you dont support culture or the arts then perhapes you miss the piont oif being human.
Bob Bruyn
Here in Europe, radio orchestras are still very present. Why not in North America?
Christine Gillespie
Please reconsider your decision to cancel the CBC Radio Orchestra. It is a valuable asset to our country and we need to preserve the arts in an increasingly violent world.
Phoebe Bunnell
I do not know of any other single institution that binds us together in the powerful and important way that CBC radio does, and the CBC orchestra is a vital part of CBC. Please retain and encourage it!
Danny Kostyshin
Hilary Sanders
Grace M. Mariager
Betty Hesser
Bonnie Black
This is totally unacceptable - especially when the (stated) reasons for dismantling it are so clearly and demonstrably insupportable. What are we saying to our youth, our future artists, when we even consider quieting their voices?
Don Warner
Sharon Mason
Sheila Eastman
Pat Ladds
If we do not keep this orchestra, we will have lost on more piece of the mosaic that keeps us uniquely Canada.
Pat Holborn
Ivan Chorney
The more you cut the intelligent arts programming that has been important to Canadians for decades, the more we, your once-faithful listeners, will turn to online alternatives ... and very few of them with any Canadian content at all !
Gillian Simpson
Katharine Robinson
Richard Wurtz
The arts are what make culture and \"civilization\". Let\'s not start going backwards by supporting warfare (military) more than the arts.
F. Rutledge
Chloe Broomhead
The reason given was to focus on recording more canadian orchestras but given the recent cuts to classical music on cbc I wonder if this will happen.
S Brunchmann
This is part of our national heritage. Shame on politicians who put no value on the arts.
Kevin Gleeson
The CBC should be ashamed to be even considering the cancellation of a segment of our (Canadian) heritage. I am sure that there are motives other than financial which are at play in this decision. Kevin T. Gleeson
Jaime Miller
Renee-Paule Gauthier
Bethany Miller
Jean Cringan
Far too many art organizations are struggling or dying due to lack of financial support. It is a real travesty to see yet another go. What would life be without the arts - sad and dreary....
Laurie John
Why do you force us to listen to Seattle for our classical music?
suzanne andre
The CBC Orchestra is a national institution, providing support and exposure for fine Canadian music and musicians, a source of great pleasure for it\'s listeners and represents our country internationally in the world of fine music.
John Martin
save the music
Ryan Chan
Long live orchestra!
Joan Heagle
Program more classical intelligent music not less.
Colleen Winton
By removing the CBC Orchestra and much loved parts of CBC2 from the airwaves, you will also reduce the number of your listeners, me among them.
Aaron Kernis
Linda Lockwood
Please keep the music. Thank you.
Bob Attwell
Lorna Nakajima
Arnold Tirzits
Bayrakal
Jeffrey Yeo
Colleen M. Branson
Please reconsider abandoning our last radio orchestra
Margot Allingham
You are ruining the CBC in the interests of people who don\'t care about it anyway. Have you ever heard a kid with head phones listening to CBC? You are spoiling the whole thing for those of us who don\'t listen to any other station. Such stupidity.
Virginia McKendry, PhD
When will the CBC wake up and remember who it is? I want a CBC I can be proud of. It is simply misguided to use the CBC2 airwaves to try to attract people who wouldn\'t be caught dead listening to CBC in any format!
Harold Dobson
Margaret Behenna
It is very important that the decision to cancel the CBC Orchestra be reconsidered. Cultural heritage is so important, particularly in a young country like Canada. Please reconsider!
Mary Davis
Corrie Kamphof
Mary Wright
The CBC has been an integral part of my life in Canada and its music has been especially important. Please re-consider abandoning our last radio orchestra, for the sake of our youth and their\'s.
Carol Konkle
Mari Trainor
Owain Williams
If you dont support culture or the arts then perhapes you miss the piont oif being human.
Bob Bruyn
Here in Europe, radio orchestras are still very present. Why not in North America?
Christine Gillespie
Please reconsider your decision to cancel the CBC Radio Orchestra. It is a valuable asset to our country and we need to preserve the arts in an increasingly violent world.
Phoebe Bunnell
I do not know of any other single institution that binds us together in the powerful and important way that CBC radio does, and the CBC orchestra is a vital part of CBC. Please retain and encourage it!
Danny Kostyshin
Hilary Sanders
Grace M. Mariager
Betty Hesser
Bonnie Black
This is totally unacceptable - especially when the (stated) reasons for dismantling it are so clearly and demonstrably insupportable. What are we saying to our youth, our future artists, when we even consider quieting their voices?
Don Warner
Sharon Mason
Sheila Eastman
Pat Ladds
If we do not keep this orchestra, we will have lost on more piece of the mosaic that keeps us uniquely Canada.
Pat Holborn
Ivan Chorney
The more you cut the intelligent arts programming that has been important to Canadians for decades, the more we, your once-faithful listeners, will turn to online alternatives ... and very few of them with any Canadian content at all !
Gillian Simpson
Katharine Robinson
Richard Wurtz
The arts are what make culture and \"civilization\". Let\'s not start going backwards by supporting warfare (military) more than the arts.
F. Rutledge
Chloe Broomhead
The reason given was to focus on recording more canadian orchestras but given the recent cuts to classical music on cbc I wonder if this will happen.
S Brunchmann
This is part of our national heritage. Shame on politicians who put no value on the arts.
Kevin Gleeson
The CBC should be ashamed to be even considering the cancellation of a segment of our (Canadian) heritage. I am sure that there are motives other than financial which are at play in this decision. Kevin T. Gleeson
Jaime Miller
Renee-Paule Gauthier
Bethany Miller
Jean Cringan
Far too many art organizations are struggling or dying due to lack of financial support. It is a real travesty to see yet another go. What would life be without the arts - sad and dreary....
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