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    January 19, 2020
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    #310 Why Is The CBC So Schitty?
    How the CBC is losing friends and alienating Canadians
    Jesse Brown
    Host & Publisher
    Jordan Cornish
    Producer
    Kevin Sexton
    Producer

    The CBC wants to play by the same rules that govern digital platforms like Netflix and Amazon. No rules at all. Daniel Bernhard, the executive director of the advocacy group, Friends of Canadian Broadcasting, joins to talk about how our public broadcaster should serve Canadians. 

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