Very sorry to read many of the comments about Peter in this article. In this day and age of Fox 'Style' news, and remembering that the news is a competitive affair, where the number of people watching the broadcast is so important to advertisers and to show the government in power that the CBC has a large audience. I think the balancing act that Peter Mansbridge did between news reading and commentary and entertainment was handled extremely well - just look at the state of news broadcasting in the USA. Many critics point out they preferred CTV's more right wing news style - some people want a 'BBC' style broadcast - you cannot please everyone but I think generally The National had to find it's own way to try keep viewers watching the broadcast. Those people who want the CBC to be gone, will never say a kind thing about Peter or the CBC. Yes, when ratings matter so much and you try to design a movie or tv show to appeal to a broad audience, the result is often less than stellar.