Even though I am a CBC hater. I will say CBC radio has been a good outlet for Canadian musicians to get heard. 

grayruby

It is not news that the CBC is beyond the pale. I'm sure there's lots more to be said of its counterparts of which I am blissfully unaware.

NFB has produced great content in the past and national endowments are largely responsible for many artists being able to make a living in Canada. Barring making any judgements on economic efficiency, my instinct is that these things provide at least some amount of public good, in a similar way that having a national junior hockey team does.

As to the question of whether the national "news" broadcaster should be given this funding is a completely separate discussion, but my knee-jerk response is that it is probably a bad idea.

the_stacker_muse

[Parent's Corner] What Do You Do With the Mad That You Feel

billytheked

It is not news that the CBC is beyond the pale. I'm sure there's lots more to be said of its counterparts of which I am blissfully unaware.

NFB has produced great content in the past and national endowments are largely responsible for many artists being able to make a living in Canada. Barring making any judgements on economic efficiency, my instinct is that these things provide at least some amount of public good, in a similar way that having a national junior hockey team does.

As to the question of whether the national "news" broadcaster should be given this funding is a completely separate discussion, but my knee-jerk response is that it is probably a bad idea.