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

Only confirmed signatures are displayed.. Have you confirmed your signature? You were sent a confirmation link when you signed the petition.

Francisco Lopez

Claire Bamford
WE must work together to save this important outlet for Canadian culture.

Karen Cain
CBC Radio Orchestra is important to Canadians, it belongs to Canadians and should be continued.

aaron grain

Janet Ostrand

Leon Karan
It is definitely a step in a wrong direction.

Brenda McKelvie

Margot Guthrie

Martin Buhler

Evelyn Goldman

Lise Aylmer
Being chair of the Pender Harbour Chamber Music Festival, I see every year through our free concert hor people who never been expose to classical music suddenly realize how much they like it. Do not distroy this possibility

Neil Trainer

Iris Woodham

Alison Cairns

N.Roger Walker
I have stopped listening to CBC Radio Two in the evenings since the programming was so radically altered. Please restore the evening Jazz at least

Barbara Badstober

Richard C. DeArmond
Canadian culture must not be allowed to slide further downhill by liitng classical music to two hours a day. No commercial stations play classical musics (at least not out here in the west).

Francis Jones
Who will play and record new Canadian content now? Are we, as a nation, succumbing to corporate culture? You can\'t even by a house with $M1 ! Get a life, CBC! I\'m very disappointed in the shift in attitude.

Kathryn Simonsen

Helen Hong

Brad Spence

joanne smyth

Elinor Ames

Kathy Riley

Anna Barycz

James Stewart

Wendy Verduijn

Marylou Oliver

Wendy Cairns

Kathryn Swift
Go see The Singing Revolution to see how important music is to a culture. CBC is the only unimported culture we have. Leave it alone.

Hamish M Robertson

Tony Lyttle
Supported financially by the people of Canada our voices should be heard as to the programs. There are many radio stations with general programming, but only one with such special culturally stimulating programs.

Dr. Joan B. Heels
Keep the orchestra flourishing, please!

Donna Britton

Anton Okmyanskiy

John Truran

Anne Laurier

Randall White

Christian Prohom

Jennifer VanLeeuwen and John Lingertat
We are both under 45 years old and have three young boys who are growing up to love classical music. Classical music is not just for the older generation.

Jim Hendry
I recall hearing someone refer to the \'Canadian Broadcorping Castration\' 40 years ago. Castration indeed!

Karen James

Ken Moersch
It seems that all of the arts are suffering thanks to the GOVT funding.Where does it end. LETS KEEP OUR MUSIC GOING!!!

James Morrison

Evgenia Yesmanovich

Anne-Kristina Arnold
We must not lose the last public orchestra in Canada!

Bernadette Wilson
We have hundreds of options for easy listening, C.B.C. is the only option for classical music.

Pat Morris

christine MacKenzie
Quintessentially Canadian!

Émilie Dupras-Langlais