The CBC

I was out at noon today to support the CBC workers who are out on strike. It is time to get this strike settled. The CBC is a national institution. We need the CBC fully operational. Their reporters have often tackled newsworthy stories with a depth and detail greater than other media. I discussed with CBC reporters one such story which needs more attention at the moment – the use of Crown Corporation dollars to hire political staff by Manitoba’s NDP politicians. As one example, Gord Mackintosh, Minister of Justice, has been and still is using dollars from our Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation to fund a political staff person in his office. “Can you imagine the outcry if funds allocated to the CBC were used to fund political staff?” was the comment I got back. How true!