The press gallery itself is self-governing, but with that self-governance comes a certain level of protectionism. If working journalists in this country, from all parts of the political spectrum, want to hold their government to account, they should be able to. They should be able to work on the Hill. They should be able to scrum politicians from the left and the right and speak to their audience. The fact that this doesn't happen is reflected in the failing of the media landscape. Nobody watches the mainstream media anymore.
The viewership of the CBC is a statistical rounding error. Why do they think that is? It's because it does not reflect the diversity of this country and the political spectrum, regardless of the fact that the CBC mandate says it should. People are not tuning in and watching the mainstream media anymore, because they don't think the media cares about them. They are not being treated honestly by the media. That's why the media keeps coming hat in hand to the government, looking for more.