Brenda Chamberlain on Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

In the House of Commons on October 22nd, 1996. See this statement in context.

Canadian Broadcasting CorporationStatements By Members

October 22nd, 1996 / 2 p.m.

Liberal

Brenda Chamberlain Liberal Guelph—Wellington, ON

Mr. Speaker, T. Sher Singh of Guelph recently helped organize a rally which was held Saturday in Toronto in support of the CBC.

I recently called on CBC officials to consider membership from their viewers and listeners. TV Ontario is committed to reducing its dependency on government grants from 80 to 60 per cent of its revenues by the end of the decade. The Public Broadcasting System in the United States counts on the support of its viewers for 25 per cent of its revenues.

Now is the time for imagination and new thinking. Many Canadians have indicated to me that the CBC is an important source of entertainment and news.

The CBC's motto this year is: television to call our own. Memberships from Canadians may be a way to truly call the CBC our own.

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