CBC anti-Harper clip investigation

[capricorn]

The French-language arm of the CBC said Thursday it will summon for a meeting a reporter who took part in a web campaign launched by Quebec artists to protest Conservative cuts in culture subsidies and prevent the party's re-election.

Isabelle Guilbeault, who reports on arts for the morning radio show in Quebec City, recorded a 30-second filmed spot for a campaign called Unite our voices.

Dozens of Quebec artists, including singers Dan Bigras and Richard Seguin and personalities like Ghislain Picard, chief of the Quebec and Labrador Assembly of First Nations, have recorded clips for the campaign that has a clear goal: Making sure Prime Minister Stephen Harper doesn't get re-elected Oct. 14.

In her clip, Guilbeault blames Quebecers for taking advantage of "free subsidized shows" for Quebec City's 400th birthday and complaining when they have to pay for other shows. "You have to know what you want," she asserts.

http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/d...6e-d4517ccf0952

More soul searching at the CBC. More details are sure to come. All this activity at the Mother Corp., and during an election campaign. Makes you wonder.

[myata]

I wonder if today's presentation on CBC Ottawa morning was made in an attempt to redeem itself from that episode, or just another "interesting" experimentation. In a 30 min presentation two candidates in two Ottawa ridings - from CPC and NDP, were invited to share their views on taking on long time incumbents in the ridings (as it happened, in both cases, Liberals). As it looked, more than exchanging ideas, candidates were interested in blasting the incumbents, while promoting their own platforms.

Only to mention, none of the incumbents were present (I do not believe they were even invited).

An interesting, novel approach to informing electorate near election time.