I am having trouble commenting on that because I personally have not followed the recent events that you describe. However, having followed the CBC's situation very closely over the last 25 years, it seems to me that this is a recurring problem: the Corporation has always been short of funding, particularly stable funding.
Three weeks ago, I participated in the Mid-TV Festival in Cannes. We daydream when we see the means that public television has in Europe, whether it is ZDF, the BBC or France Télévisions, as well as the new technologies they are using. They also manage to reach out to their audience, both mass and niche. What's more, they do not have to deal with the threat of American culture, as is the case in Canada.
Because of its distinctive language, Quebec is lucky not to be threatened by American culture in the same way as anglophones in the rest of Canada. The resources that public television has in Europe, and even in Japan—I talked with representatives of the NHK—shows the importance that these governments assign to this cultural medium. I think it should inspire us in several ways.