Well, I&#x27;m not too familiar with the CBC.  And I hear more of the radio side than I see the TV side.  Where, I seem to recall similar budget restrictions, personnel jiggering, et al. lately as has been attempted with PBS, NPR, etc. in the U.S.<p>But, maybe my off-the-cuff impression is wrong.<p>Regardless, cheers!<p>P.S.  Perhaps I should further qualify that &quot;not too familiar.&quot;  Maybe I&#x27;m nonetheless more familiar with it than many in the U.S.<p>Anyway, I have really enjoyed some of what they put out.  Older, but perhaps one of the best examples I can think of, right now:  The 1980&#x27;s adaptations of Lucy Maud Montgomery&#x27;s &quot;Anne of Green Gables&quot; and &quot;Anne of Avonlea&quot;.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Anne_of_Green_Gables_%281985_film%29" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Anne_of_Green_Gables_%281985_f...</a><p>Every summer, I&#x27;m close enough to the border to get one of their channels for a week.  And I enjoy having a look in on the news and Canadian culture, from their perspective.<p>I support that notion, that countries have a national broadcasting service.  Particularly with the dominance of U.S. and &quot;generic&quot; commercial media, a place on the airwaves or wire that provides for a more prominent presentation of domestic culture, among other things.<p>Oh, and I&#x27;ll add, some of the First Nations programming I&#x27;ve happened to catch has been pretty interesting, too.