I think that could be part of the discussion. It's not a recommendation I've taken up myself.
Like I said, I think the first step is getting the CBC to become a public broadcaster again. There's a lot to say about how it might be funded, how it might sustain itself and how it might compete elsewhere. Personally, I think the idea of having a Creative Commons licence for CBC content would go a long way toward doing that, so all CBC content could be made available to all of its competitors inside the country for free. If it's publicly funded information, there's no reason it shouldn't be publicly shared.
That being said, your idea could have merit, as well. I think it's part of an urgent discussion. I don't want to say “longer discussion”, because I don't want to get into one of those thumb-sucking “Whither the CBC?” conversations. We need to move quickly. I think matters are urgent for the news industry, and some grown-up decisions have to be made.