[Arctic_Menace]

saturn_656 saturn_656:

Arctic_Menace Arctic_Menace:

So change the law.

The law being the Constitution Act of 1982.

Good luck trying to amend that.

You know we've made amendments to the Constitution before, right? It's not like it's impossible. Besides, the issue of Catholic schools and subsidies is fairly large issue in Ontario which holds the bulk of Canada's population.

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For someone like you, maybe.

And what am I like? I'm dying to hear this one.

What, you can't go back and read? Someone like you; someone who feels the CBC is a useless waste of taxpayers dollars. You might also be conservative, in which case it would be safe to say that you believe it is biased on top of everything else.

[Zipperfish]

I'd love it if we did this, but it's not going to happen in tight economic times, with an anti-science government in power.

[Arctic_Menace]

Zipperfish Zipperfish:

I'd love it if we did this, but it's not going to happen in tight economic times, with an anti-science government in power.

Sad but true. Rather unfortunate, since Canada used to be a pioneer and leader in space.

[DerbyX]

yeah but then they cancelled Star Trek and we have had 1 English captain and 3 American captains with nary a Canadian in sight.

[Arctic_Menace]

DerbyX DerbyX:

yeah but then they cancelled Star Trek and we have had 1 English captain and 3 American captains with nary a Canadian in sight.

We decided the Stargate program was more cost-effective.

[DerbyX]

But then the cylons came along and kicked us off our planet.

[saturn_656]

Arctic_Menace Arctic_Menace:

You know we've made amendments to the Constitution before, right? It's not like it's impossible. Besides, the issue of Catholic schools and subsidies is fairly large issue in Ontario which holds the bulk of Canada's population.

We in Ontario have much bigger problems than Catholic school funding. That will not be a major issue in the up coming election.

My point was it would be easier to spin off the CBC than to make a significant amendment to the Canadian constitution.

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What, you can't go back and read? Someone like you; someone who feels the CBC is a useless waste of taxpayers dollars. You might also be conservative, in which case it would be safe to say that you believe it is biased on top of everything else.

Just because I disagree with you doesn't mean you need to turn snarky. I wouldn't go as far to say that the CBC is useless but I can think of better things to spend a billion dollars a year on.

Like the Canadian Space Agency, for example.

[Arctic_Menace]

saturn_656 saturn_656:

We in Ontario have much bigger problems than Catholic school funding. That will not be a major issue in the up coming election.

Assuming Hudak doesn't pull a John Tory, because that's what made it a media issue in the last election.

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My point was it would be easier to spin off the CBC than to make a significant amendment to the Canadian constitution.

By that logic, it's easier to cut military funds, healthcare, infrastructure, social services, raise taxes, etc.; why just the CBC?

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Just because I disagree with you doesn't mean you need to turn snarky. I wouldn't go as far to say that the CBC is useless but I can think of better things to spend a billion dollars a year on.

And you weren't snarky with the previous comment? True, the CBC shouldn't cost a billion dollars but neither should a weekend G8/G20 Summit. Besides, you wouldn't have to sell the CBC; you could cut their budget slightly, reduce their management salaries, and give them a clear mandate for what they're supposed to do et voila, no need to sell them and you've trimmed the fat.

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Like the Canadian Space Agency, for example.

Our program would be unrecognizable (in a good way) if we had $1 Billion funding. it.

[saturn_656]

Arctic_Menace Arctic_Menace:

Assuming Hudak doesn't pull a John Tory, because that's what made it a media issue in the last election.

Unless Hudak is a complete moron, he won't raise the issue. McGuinty is so unpopular that Hudak has already won.

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By that logic, it's easier to cut military funds, healthcare, infrastructure, social services, raise taxes, etc.; why just the CBC?

I don't view the CBC as an "essential" service (the others are), and I didn't advocate that it be shut down, just spun off like other crown corps that have gone private such as CN, Air Canada, or the reactor business of AECL.

There is nothing radical about what I'm suggesting.

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And you weren't snarky with the previous comment? True, the CBC shouldn't cost a billion dollars but neither should a weekend G8/G20 Summit. Besides, you wouldn't have to sell the CBC; you could cut their budget slightly, reduce their management salaries, and give them a clear mandate for what they're supposed to do et voila, no need to sell them and you've trimmed the fat.

I'd like to see the CBC cover its own costs, entirely. As a private corp it would do this or die. As a crown corp it can run in the red as much as it wants, the Canadian taxpayer will always end up picking up the tab.

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Our program would be unrecognizable (in a good way) if we had $1 Billion funding. it.

I was thinking 1 billion in addition to the 400+ million it gets now. Can you say independent launch capability?