There is a certain irony in the fact that by suggesting you're not sure whether the CBC is adequately funded, decisions are taken not to fund it, which forces it into the commercial marketplace--to be unfairly competitive somehow.
Let's assume that the CBC is probably underfunded if you do international comparables on other things: it's a hard country to broadcast in, with a small population and a big space. If we take that fundamental assumption, then we want a couple of things from the CBC. We need to have a better sense of where it's going and whether the public is going to pay for it. We also need to have a better sense of where it's spending, what it's doing, and measures against that, as you argue.
If that's the case, and we fund the CBC more generously than we do, allowing it to be less engaged.... Although it will always be there in some instances. The small businesses in many communities in the country would be furious if they couldn't advertise, because there's no one else there in many cases. So that has to be considered as well.
The view I think I see is not one I have much difficulty with, but carrying out that view would require significantly more money for the CBC. It's being asked to do things that are expensive in a very expensive marketplace.
I guess I'm really looking for your reaction on whether or not I'm way off track.