That's a great question.
From hard data, we know that, generally speaking, trust in journalism is at an all-time low. I think 55% of Canadians now believe journalists are saying things they know to be false, or gross exaggerations. I'm a journalist, and that was shocking to me, because you try to make sure you don't even get somebody's name wrong, or accidentally get a date wrong. However, now we have the majority of Canadians distrusting journalists to the extent they feel they're being deliberately misled.
I'm not sure why people are tuning out.
I will also point this out to you: You made a reference to imported programming from other countries being aired on the CBC. Very interestingly, again, from what we can tell, Murdoch Mysteries is their top-rated fiction show for entertainment. That's not produced by the CBC. I tried to find the top 15 shows—not news but just shows—and they ranked 16th. It was The Great British Bake Off, which is obviously produced in the U.K. It wasn't even produced by the CBC. That was another import.