The Conservative MP Brent Rathgeber, who represents the good people of Edmonton-St. Albert, wants to know how much money is earned by Pastor Mansbridge, Rick Mercer and George whazzisname. Also, such things as how much the CBC spends on liquor and hotels. Rathgeber tabled questions about the CBC in the House of Commons on Friday, in an effort to use Parliament to get answers. According to interviews Rathgeber has given, inquiring minds among the good people of Edmonton-St. Albert want answers about salaries and perks at the CBC. Apparently it preoccupies them, when they’re not talking about the Oilers. Rathgeber said that reaction to a personal blog post about the CBC had emboldened him to further his inquiries.
In his most recent blog post, written after his CBC comments, Rathgeber announced that he is “troubled” by a decision to fund the Royal Alberta Museum. From the CBC to museums – one wonders where Rathgeber and his Conservative colleagues in government are going? We might want to be alert to that. But, first, back to the CBC.
The CBC has got itself into a pickle over its attempts to block certain Access to Information requests, mainly made by Quebecor, owner of the Sun newspapers and Sun News Network, about how much it spends on this and that.