rumbleseat
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Message Posted: May 7, 2013 8:08:24 PM
"I wanna see hockey skills, not UFC,"
That is why you buy a television that receives more than one channel. Fact is, CBC makes money on hockey.
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gougedQC
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Message Posted: May 7, 2013 7:34:47 PM
silver..gotta go with ronaldo. I wanna see hockey skills, not UFC, There has already been a played killed in Europe.. won't be long before that happens in the NHL..already several careers ended..
I dont like it... AND so I dont watch it.
After that cheap hit, which most "fans" considered legal and which took the Canadiens player out of the playoffs...I tuned out and will stay out.
However can't get away from the aburdity of the punch-ups coz they replay them on the news...
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Message Posted: May 6, 2013 8:46:56 PM
I applaud the CBC for their exceptionally fine coverage of NHL hockey and sports in general. There isn't another network in North America that can boast their caliber of hockey telecasting excellence.
rinaldo13 -- if you don't like fisticuffs in hockey, don't watch it, you'll then have much more time to post gasoline prices, which is the primary objective of this website in case you hadn't noticed. Judging by your points total and the length of time you've been a member, that rather obvious fact has somehow escaped you.
In my opinion, hockey hasn't been as remotely entertaining since goaltenders began wearing face masks and bench clearing brawls were no longer in vogue.
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Happyherman
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Message Posted: May 6, 2013 7:32:24 PM
Whatever works for you ronaldo, but I love the NHL, fights and all! As Stompin Tom said, "it's the best game in the land"! He was so right!
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Message Posted: May 6, 2013 12:32:27 PM
May I suggest a change.....instead of:
"IT'S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA"
we change it to:
"IT'S HOCKEY FIGHT IN CANADA"
seems a more fitting description.
[Edited by: ronaldo13 at 5/6/2013 12:35:55 PM EST]
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gougedQC
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Message Posted: May 5, 2013 7:00:42 PM
jelman, no its not all that different..
TV is where most people get their information from.. ideas, and perceptions...and most will never bother to check... most think for example there was an actual Private Ryan. Did you ever hear about the Niland's or the Sullivans?Kids who watch violent video games, get the idea that you can smash people up, kill them, or even get killed and a few seconds later everybody is alive again..
on TV everybody solves their problems with violence
On a subconcious level people have a dissociation with reality
Next time you watch an evening's TV, just start to watch instead, the number of fights, threats and threats of violence guns shown, and shots fired
Herbie- as for hockey,...im tired of the dirty hits deliberately intended to injure and that continue to destroy promising careers...its become less about skill and more about the hitting...European hockey is far more interesting
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Message Posted: May 5, 2013 2:53:50 AM
The Harper Government has measures in the current budget that could enable them to control editorial content, meaning they could be taking the 1st steps in turning our public broadcaster into a state broadcaster. I find the very idea repulsive. Often the CBC is the 1st to try to hold government feet to the fire, CONServative or Liberal, doesn't matter who is in power. We can't allow the CBC to become a CONServative-controlled media outlet.
As explained by the Globe and Mail, Bill C-60 will give Cabinet the "explicit power to give Crown corporations orders as to how they should negotiate with employees, both unionized and non-unionized."
"CBC is not just another crown corporation. The financial decision-making the government plans to take over will affect CBC's editorial independence," Ian Morrison, spokesperson for the group said in a statement.
"If this Bill becomes law, the government will have one more lever to control what the CBC does, the programs it presents and the editorial content of the news. Our national public broadcaster will take one step closer to becoming a state broadcaster."
"[The new bill] removes the arms length [relationship] that is essential to a public broadcaster," he said.
Morrisson worries that Harper is slowly taking control over the CBC in order to "exercise a subtle form of censorship over the public broadcaster." In addition to budget cuts and the new Bill, he notes that 8 of the 11 CBC board of directors have contributed money to the Conservative Party of Canada.Conservative Broadcasting Corporation
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Message Posted: May 4, 2013 9:49:11 PM
Best reason not to cut CBC is having to watch the Canucks playoffs on TSN. Lousy camerwork, incessant babbling and missing the play by play and waiting forever for a highlight to be rerun.
Fortunately it's the Canucks. Should be over soon.
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jelman
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Message Posted: May 4, 2013 1:02:20 AM
You know what I am tired about, gouged? People are always looking for excuses for their actions. Whether it be violent movies or games, dungeons and dragons, rap music, whatever. The bottom line is that the majority of people that are subject to this form of "entertainment" are not affected by it. I truly believe these people are evil or mentally deranged, and if they weren't watching violence, then we would blame something else for their behavior. (Maybe a three stooges episode where they shove fingers into another person's eyes). They are deranged, and would have done whatever they did regardless of what media you feel led them to it. If a person drank a bottle of Coke before they killed someone, would we blame it on the sugar? May sound inane, but same concept.
And your comparison to "How many Americans watch hollywood films on WWII and believe that the US won the war singlehandedly" is quite a bit different than going out and killing someone(s).
[Edited by: jelman at 5/4/2013 1:08:47 AM EST]
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Message Posted: May 3, 2013 6:48:21 AM
MAD-- the other thing most seem to not notice because of the freudian slip about non-whites only, (geez try getting a job at CBC if you are, A)male, B) white, C) heterosexual)
but how about the **non-union** clause... that too just has to be illegal
Where is ACTRA on this !?!?!? or the media guild.
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Message Posted: May 2, 2013 6:39:45 AM
Jelman... lots of people are NOT mentally ill, but don't use enough brainpower to really figure out reality from fiction....
kinda like "reality" tv shows
How many Americans watch hollywood films on WWII and believe that the US won the war singlehandedly.
MAD- a bit convoluted to find the link... but ...wow, normally I think Levant is a total jerk and someone with a highly paid agenda to attack the CBC. (paid by his boss who is on a campaign to destroy CBC) however, he seems to have a good point here as doews the Bryan fellow in another video... no caucasions should apply wow..
Wish I'd seen this advert!
[Edited by: gougedQC at 5/2/2013 6:43:54 AM EST]
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Message Posted: May 1, 2013 7:00:09 AM
The ad was placed by Larissa Mair Casting Agency, on their website and on Craigslist.
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By Monday night, the postings had been removed and Mair was calling the issue a mistake.
“We have made an error and changed the notice,” Mair told Yahoo! Canada News. “This is open to All Ethnicities.”
In an interview with the National Post, Mair attempted to explain how the error happened:
We were asked to seek a cast of diversity. We mistakenly took that to mean that the production was not seeking Caucasian actors. This was a mistake that was made entirely by the casting company.
A CBC programming spokesperson told the Post the government-funded television station did not approve the wording of the advertisement and was looking to hire the best talent while making an effort to represent “Canada’s diversity.”
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rumbleseat
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Message Posted: Apr 30, 2013 5:59:03 PM
Um, Mad, you do know the federal government has had policies in place discriminating against white males for many years? It is euphemistically called "affirmative action".
They even apply it to suppliers.
A few years back a Winnipeg garment supplier was threatened with loss of contracts unless he submitted a proposal to increase the percentage of minorities in his plant. He exploded in rage, ALL his employees were women except for loading dock personnel, they were minority groups, and he had handicapped employees. He was the ONLY white male in the company, he owned the company, and the government wanted him to increase the percentage of minority employees.
He pointedly asked if the Government would like him to fire himself.
While I agree the job posting wording is disgusting, and there is no defence for it, it does, unfortunately, fit in with the actual practices of Canadian government human resources, and it was NOT written by an employee of the CBC, it was written by an employee of the casting agency. The CBC has acted correctly to have the offending wording removed.
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From the Government of Canada:
1. How does the government determine when to conduct recruitment focused on one or more employment equity groups?
Under Part I of the Employment Equity Act (EEA), employers, including the public service, must determine the degree of under-representation of employment equity (EE) designated groups and implement plans to promote employment equity.
Four EE groups have been designated under the EEA:
Members of visible minority groups;
Aboriginal peoples;
Persons with disabilities; and
Women.
2. Why are some selection processes only open to one or more employment equity designated group(s)?
The Government of Canada has the legal obligation to ensure that its workforce reflects the communities it serves. When and where it has been determined that an employment equity designated group is under-represented, hiring organizations may decide to open an opportunity only to members of that employment equity-designated group.
[Edited by: rumbleseat at 4/30/2013 6:01:29 PM EST]
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Message Posted: Apr 30, 2013 4:21:14 PM
DISGUSTING: Up until yesterday, the CBC had a job posting that said "any race except Caucasian" can apply: http://ow.ly/kzyyx
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rumbleseat
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Message Posted: Apr 30, 2013 5:09:27 AM
"repeated exposure to violence desensitizes people"
That is possible to an extent in families that allow unlimited viewing of whatever the kids want.
If parents watch with the kids, and play video games with the kids, and set limits, they have a chance to pass values on. I watch a lot of violence, always have, but my values aren't, and never have been, set by tv, they were instilled in me by my parents.
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Message Posted: Apr 30, 2013 1:43:26 AM
Point number 1 - yes the kid was mentally ill. If you don't think so, well ... My children have watched enough violence, and never ever considered killing someone.
Point number 2 - Hey, the burger sounded and looked good so I bought it. I didn't go back a second time. Of course advertisements are there to get our dollar. I tried a new product. I think that is normal behavior.
Point number 3 - you claim that repeated exposure to violence desensitizes people, and that is a proven fact. Prove it.
I can do a thesis on almost anything and make it show what my point is. There is no neutral evidence to prove any of your assertions, only from people that are out to prove what they want to prove.
[Edited by: jelman at 4/30/2013 1:45:52 AM EST]
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gougedQC
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Message Posted: Apr 29, 2013 8:56:47 PM
1- no the kid was not mentally ill, he was influenced by television
2- you saw burger adverts, and bought one... you were influenced by tv
3- repeated exposure to violence- desensitizes people..this is a proven fact
hence repeated violence on tv and video indfluences people to think and act certain ways.
-a friends PhD psycology thesis showed that even cops were influenced in the actions and attitudes by watching cop shows on TV !!!!!
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Message Posted: Apr 27, 2013 2:03:53 PM
Watched the Nature of Things, featuring Chris Hadfield...an excellent portrayal of the ISS - International Space Station, life aboard her, and descriptions of some of the work that is performed in space.
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Message Posted: Apr 26, 2013 6:32:47 PM
well, gouged, in your example, the person was mentally ill, and if it wasn't TV, then something else would have set him off. I truly believe that.
As for comparing violence to adverts for goods, sorry. When I saw the ad for McDonald's Angus Burger, I drove and bought one. That does not make me psychotic. Weird analogy you made.
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Message Posted: Apr 25, 2013 9:35:04 PM
of course TV has an influence on people.. if it didnt then Mcdonalds, Coke, Pepsi, GM, HOnda etc etc etc wouldn't spend billions on tv adverts
I can clearly remember a newspaper article where a teenager (in the US) had a school exam he didnt study for.. as an excuse to stay home, he took his fathers pistol and shot himself in the foot..after he nearly bled to death, and later asked why ge did something so stupid..he said- he'd seen people shot on tv all the time and it didnt seem to hurt them much..
psychologists know that showing sick violent films over and over de-sensitises people to violence..
That's why-whenever there exists pictures of horrible cirmes, prosecution lqwyers like to show them, BUT not too much as they know the jury will bccome desensitized to the horror
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Message Posted: Apr 25, 2013 6:26:01 PM
While I agree with you that there is too much violence in the media (and I don't care for it, don't find it entertaining nor educational in the least), it is too simplistic to draw a direct line to violent behavior. Now they blame it on TV shows and violent video games. Anyone can tell the difference between shooting at an animated image on a computer screen. In the seventies, they used to blame the violence on Dungeons and Dragons, which really was a strategy game that helped develop logical skills. Heck, even before that the carnival games, where you had to shoot as many cowboys as possible as the animated figures kept running around, and hiding behind trees and rocks. Whack-a-Mole wasn't exactly a fluffy politically correct game, either. Was it fostering animal cruelty? I doubt it.
There are very emotionally sick and evil people in this world. Hitler wasn't influenced by TV shows, yet he was one of the most violent.
Alas, violence was always around and always will be.
[Edited by: jelman at 4/25/2013 6:28:25 PM EST]
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Message Posted: Apr 24, 2013 10:04:49 PM
how about king of kensington, Codco, air farce, wayne and shuster., forest rangers, littlest hobo, red green
interesting..none of them features phony drama, guns blasting away, blood, or gratuitous violence to advance the plot
Watching CTV (showing mostly US shows) I can see dozens of guns and shootings every night....maybe the NRA is right..there's too much violence on TV which influences young and basically stupid minds that violence is the way to solve problems, and a gun gives you respect..
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Message Posted: Apr 24, 2013 7:01:36 PM
Bomb Girls was originally supposed to be a 6-part miniseries, so I guess the second season was a bonus for fans of the show.
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Message Posted: Apr 24, 2013 6:17:05 PM
Those were some decent shows, but I believe the only reason they lasted as long as they did was because they were relatively inexpensive to produce. But SOME were very good.
I loved, Street Legal, and The Beachcombers! The others I could take or leave and I mostly left.
Sad to learn today that Global's "Bomb Girls" will not be renewed. Must say that was a "never miss" one at our home.
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Message Posted: Apr 23, 2013 7:59:01 PM
apparently Bruno Gerussi had constant battles with CBC execs about the direction of the show...fortunately Bruno usually won.
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Message Posted: Apr 23, 2013 7:31:34 PM
Ahhh, Beachcombers. The good old days! :)
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rumbleseat
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Message Posted: Apr 23, 2013 6:41:10 PM
Street Legal - 124 episodes on CBC
Heartland - 103 episones to date, on CBC
The Beachcombers - 367 episodes on CBC
Danger Bay - 123 episodes on CBC
Davinci's Inquest - 91 episodes on CBC
King of Kensington - 111 episodes on CBC
Little Mosque on the Prairie - 90 episodes on CBC
Mr Dressup - over 4,000 episodes on CBC
North of 60 - 90 episodes, plus 5 tv movies, on CBC
Kind of refutes "The CBC has a history of cancelling popular shows" and "as if they cant stand anything being successful more than a few years".
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Message Posted: Apr 23, 2013 6:27:12 AM
Oops, I have to correct an error, I knew better when I posted it but I was tired.
The original Kids of Degrassi Street (26 episodes), Degrassi Junior High (42 episodes) and Degrassi High (28 episodes) were CBC.
Degrassi, The Next Generation was a CTV show from 2001-2009, when it moved to MuchMusic, and was renamed Degrassi.
There are 315 episodes as of this month, and it is still in production!
[Edited by: rumbleseat at 4/23/2013 6:30:05 AM EST]
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Message Posted: Apr 21, 2013 7:34:36 PM
Corner Gas was actually developed by Brent Butt for CTV and The Comedy Network, and was produced by CTV and Prairie Pants Production.
It was a Toronto Sun critic who claimed the show was pitched to CBC in yet another effort to put the CBC down. It was proven to be a bogus claim, records show The Comedy Network was the first and ONLY network to receive a proposal.
Corner Gas ran for 6 seasons.
The Tommy Hunter Show ran for 27 seasons, that is a pretty darn good run. How many CTV or Global shows have had runs that long?
On The Road Again (Wayne Rostad) ran for 20 seasons, again, how many CTV or Global shows have had runs that long?
Pig And Whistle ran for 10 seasons, again, a pretty healthy run.
I submit CBC shows are given more time to find an audience than most network shows, but change has to come eventually.
I can think of only one CTV franchise with longevity to compare with some of CBCs shows, that is the very successful Degrassi franchise, which is actually 3 shows.
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Message Posted: Apr 21, 2013 1:34:51 PM
I liked the episode of Murdoch Mysteries when Stephen Harper made a cameo. If you haven't seen it, you can Youtube it.
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Message Posted: Apr 21, 2013 9:22:08 AM
I sincerely doubt the CBC actually recieves any of the comments posted beneath those stories that allow comments.
You do have to write directly to the CBC audience relations "contact us" ..and even then, I dont know if they pay much heed to complaints there, but probably more than any concern over the "forum"
The CBC has a history of cancelling popular shows..Tommy Hunter, wayne rostad, pig and whistle, and on and on... as if they cant stand anything being successful more than a few years....
I believe the CBC turned down "corner gas"...a bad move. kinda snubbed Stompin Tom in his day as well, but still spend waaaaay to much on US wannabees like Strombo and gomeheshi
current head of CBC is a merger lawyer, appointed by Harper, who is tasked with slowly dismantling CBC...they approved the destruction of Canada's International broadasts,..and in-house production is way way down..very few of the shows shown on CBC are actuall CBC shows,
Yes I like Murdoch as well..hope they keep that
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Message Posted: Apr 20, 2013 11:39:43 PM
Love Murdoch Mysteries. One of the best shows on TV. Hope the CBC keeps it. I always enjoyed Street Legal and they cancelled that one. Cynthia Dale had the best legs on TV. Did you know that she is married to Mansbridge? Lucky guy!
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Message Posted: Apr 20, 2013 8:27:47 PM
CBC has renewed Murdoch Mysteries for another season, 18 episodes to air in 2014!
It was a worthwhile show for CBC to pick up.
Internationally, it is shown in Australia, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, UK, and it has been picked up for distribution to PBS stations in the US.
Two Canadian shows have made Wit's list of the top 50 most influential shows, one of them being CTVs The Kids of Degrassi Street, and the other, Murdoch Mysteries, which CBC had the good taste to pick up after Rogers cancelled it.
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Message Posted: Apr 20, 2013 7:14:30 PM
Just as a note, if anybody is wondering what the jabber is about, there is a contact page on CBC website. It is not to a forum for publication. There is also no guarantee of reply: "Please note that while we read every e-mail we are sent, unfortunately, due to the huge amount of correspondence we receive, we can't guarantee a personal reply in each case."
Some stories also allow comments, some don't.
"The decision to disable comments on a story is made after discussion among the news editorial team at CBC.ca."
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Message Posted: Apr 20, 2013 5:12:18 PM
I don't need exoneration, I haven't done anything wrong, it was you that decided to personally insult me instead of explaining I didn't understand what you meant to say.
My guess is you were in a lot of fights at school.
There was a reason I had you on ignore before, now I remember what it was.
Bye!
[Edited by: rumbleseat at 4/20/2013 5:14:22 PM EST]
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Message Posted: Apr 20, 2013 10:42:25 AM
rumbleseat:
It does not matter how you slice it, the CBC The National received my response to their program and you are correct, the intelligent among us understand that, so don't try to make a "play on words" like I did something wrong to exonerate yourself. It does not matter if the CBC farms out, contracts out, off shores to India or Pakistan or the Philippines the buck stops at the CBC..... PERIOD.
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Message Posted: Apr 20, 2013 1:06:59 AM
You didn't say you submitted a comment, you said you posted a comment. Two totally different things.
Just as here, you post in the forum is not the same as sending a comment to the site operators.
Perhaps if you had said you submitted a comment, instead of saying you posted a comment, the intelligent among us would have understood what the heck you meant. Note I am not the only one who assumed you posted to the forums.
I re-iterate, the on-line forum posts have nothing to do with the CBC, and it was totally natural to believe that is what you posted to.
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Message Posted: Apr 19, 2013 10:07:18 PM
rumbleseat:
The CBC does get their posts regardless as to who physically handles them.
I submitted using the exact method required by the CBC and their Content Submission Guidelines. Here is the CBC exact instructions for submitting "If you want to make a comment about a specific video on The National website, please use the Post a Comment form on the page where the video is located." which is exactly what I did. You may wish to examine the CBC website for your own education. As far as your "Complain here, CBC doesn't get the complaints, either, anymore that Shell, or Esso, or PetroCan get complaints that are posted here in discussion forums." I am sure that anyone who can walk and chew gum at the same time, can figure that out for themselves and do not need your brilliant advice. You might want to get the facts correct before you get out of step with walking and chewing gum.
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Message Posted: Apr 19, 2013 9:23:29 PM
If the CBC doesn't run the forums, they don't get the complaints on the forums. You HAVEN'T complained to the CBC, you have tried to complain to a public discussion forum!
Complain here, CBC doesn't get the complaints, either, anymore than Shell, or Esso, or PetroCan get complaints that are posted here, in discussion forums.
There is a feedback site on the CBC website, use it. Your outrage is misdirected.
[Edited by: rumbleseat at 4/19/2013 9:25:26 PM EST]
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Message Posted: Apr 19, 2013 9:59:28 AM
It does not matter who runs CBC forums or if it is farmed out to Canadian Content Interactive Media. What does matter is that the buck stops at the CBC. This was CBC program and CBC content. CCIM works for the CBC, not the other way around, and the CBC is ultimately responsible. When CBC gets the magnitude of complaints about false content in their reporting it is up to CBC to respond. Not sluff it off by ducking the complaints.
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Message Posted: Apr 19, 2013 2:18:29 AM
The forums are run by Canadian Content Interactive Media, not by the CBC.
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Message Posted: Apr 18, 2013 10:15:47 PM
Ronside..much as i love the CBC,
(except for Yank wannabees like strombo and ghomsehi)
Gotta agree with you about the postings...there does = seem = to be some bias, but I'm under the impression that the moderators are not CBC staff. that its outsourced.
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Message Posted: Apr 10, 2013 9:35:35 AM
After CBC's "The National" did a report on "Canada's Banking System" in their News "The Bottom Line" I posted two different posts on CBC's "The National" website with regard to the false mis-information by the guests aired in this program. The CBC has refused twice to post my comments with the truth online. I even contacted the moderators twice for an explanation and they refuse to respond. So much for the truth being presented by the CBC in Canada. Needless to say I was very disappointed with the CBC and will have to reevaluate my thoughts on the CBC. I never would have guessed that the CBC would support false propaganda about Canada's Banking System".
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Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 6:57:30 AM
sorry Silver, I didnt watch the game, but friends kids watched for a while...noticed it only took a few minutes before the first fight broke out...what foolishness and why Im not interested.
Sorry also, I like Stompin Tom who is a proud Canadian. and I absolutely dont recall any issue with subtitles...Why would English TV put french subtitles on its show? and if by some strange reason he was on French TV, they would almost certainly put french subtitles.. though I dont know how they'd translate some of it... Bud la patate?
and Herbie is entirely correct in his most recent post
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jelman
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Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 12:58:14 AM
... not that it matters, but it wasn't "jelman" complaining about the fighting, as I don't care one way or another as to reasons why people watch the sport ... could be wrestling or boxing, for all that I care ... just commenting on a different issue ...
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Silverdog1
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Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 2:23:13 PM
CBC is showing NHL games, as are Rogers Sportsnet and TSN. Since the 'season' has begun, I've watched 4 games, 3 on Saturday and 1 last night...and oh my gosh, jelman is right -- There IS smashing and crashing, swearing and fighting and only occasionally is the violence interrupted by some fool shooting the puck a 100 miles an hour at a one poor player wearing a plastic face mask while trying to hide behind two thin pipes covered in fishnet. Unless of course you're watching the Vancouver Canucks play, and in their case, the whole team hides behind the fishnet.
Go CBC GO!!!
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Happyherman
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Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 1:19:35 PM
Just happy to see my Oilers playing but last night was on TSN!
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ronaldo13
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Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:53:01 PM
Too bad we don't have $20 pay for view right now, would get NHL
relegated to those who want it and those who don't. Payment of $20 would separate the two fractions. ALSO, now that NHL is back in their short few second ads promoting the NHL I counted 14 acts of smashing a player into the boards, knocking them down and fighting. Lets make no mistake as to what the NHL is selling.
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rumbleseat
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Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 3:20:20 AM
"So what? I'm not interested in sports and don't wish to subsidize it with my money."
The CBC sells advertising and MAKES MONEY broadcasting NHL games.
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jelman
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Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:18:49 AM
"and every CFL and NHL game would be a $20 pay per view within a year"
So what? I'm not interested in sports and don't wish to subsidize it with my money.
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