[mobglob-discuss] Help end patronage appointments at CBC

[Paul Browning]

Dear friend,

Patronage appointments to the CBC Board of Directors are undermining the independence of our public broadcaster.

For too long, Prime Ministers have used appointments to the CBC as rewards for political friends and financial supporters.  New research commissioned by FRIENDS of Canadian Broadcasting shows that based on available information, almost 90% of appointments to CBC since 1936 have had connections to the governing party.

This must be stopped, starting with the appointment of the next CBC President.

On November 15th, the five-year term of the current CBC President Robert Rabinovitch expires.  That gives us only a few weeks to urge the Prime Minister to change the way CBC Presidents are chosen.

Please take a few minutes to find out how you can take action by going to the FRIENDS website, at www.friends.ca/patronage
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