an independent C.B.C

Many countries have a government run communications company which includes a television network or at least a television station.Canada has the C.B.C(Canadian Broadcasting Corporation).It was originally set up because it was considered that no one investor had the capital to build a national network.It would be done with government funds.The number of stations in the network is not known but it is known that the number was reduced after a large government cutback.
The C.B.C is still funded almost(but not totally) by the federal government.But it is not a typical government department;it is a crown corporation.Thus it is supposed to have more independence and it 's own mandate, separate from what the government of the day believes.In theory, it was supposed to work that way but in practice the C.B.C always had to knuckle under come budget time.There would simply be a reduction in the number of employees or worse stations if the C.B.C did not behave as the "bosses with bucks" told them to.I believe(but I am not sure) that the C.B.C was started in the 1950's.At that time a government-run television network was a good idea.The size of the Canadian economy was around $500 billion (a half trillion) and capital was scarce.Now the economy is about three times bigger and capital is not such a scarcity.Foreign capital is forbidden under the Broadcasting Act so any investment must be Canadian.

I feel that because of the pressure put on the C.B.C to get budget funds they have become ,in effect, an arm of the government and work hand in hand with the government.Now is a good time to get some capital for the C.B.C and pay off some government debts.This might add a new set of voices that can bring some logical opinions before the Canadian public.