Was Hubert Lacroix Hired To Dismantle The CBC

CFN – It seems that there’s a move a foot to kill the CBC.  And it’s coming from within.

Hubert Lacroix, the reigning President of our Nation’s broadcaster looks like Gordon Gekko a business guy/bureaucrat brought in to dismantle the CBC one block at a time.

He didn’t work his way up the broadcaster, but was appointed by Stephen Harper who clearly is no fan of public broadcasting.

The big question is why are the staffers so quietly walking the plank as layer after layer of lay offs occur?

Has the CBC served its purpose and not needed in our country any longer?

Is the public clamoring to save it and shows like 22 Minutes?  Is there a role for the CBC in this industry in 2014 and the future?

Probably not as it has existed.  Does anyone think for example if Justin Trudeau replaces Mr. Harper that all those jobs will return?

Clearly the CBC needs to be re-defined and then Canadians need to decide if they want to fund it and use it.

In this digital age the CBC could have a major role in helping evolve and retain Canadian talent.   The bigger question for staff facing cuts and layoffs is how to stave those off?

Is it time for the CBC staff to buy the “Beeb” and run it as a co-op?   Would CBC staff and their unions for example, take a 50% pay cut to take control over their own destinies instead of being bull dozed by one particular leader or party?  Could they compete in the current market place?

Should the CBC simply be given a formulaic stipend for the conditions set upon it by the Canadian government?   Should some of the monies the government earns from licensing and digital fees go directly to supporting the CBC?  Should we have a CBC lottery?

Mostly though should some government appointed stooge ever be allowed to helm the CBC again?  Surely you can’t expect positive results when you look at Mr. Lacroix’s resume, can you?   After all the CBC was never meant to be profitable; but it also was never meant to be bad.

Looking at some of his gigs; Telemedia was sold off in parts.  Zarlink was involved in a hostile takeover.  Donahue Inc.’s shares were sold off. Michelin is still in business; but then you always need good wheels to get away in after you’re part of the end of a company.   Hubert Lacroix looks like he was a man appointed to kill the CBC, not lead it.

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Source: cornwallfreenews.com/
Author: By Jamie Gilcig