Blog of Adam Daifallah -- author, journalist, law student. Lover of politics, writing, golf, curling, fitness, fashion, bacon and maple products -- not necessarily (but probably) in that order. Partisan of the Anglosphere. Contact me via email at adam@daifallah.com. This summer I am joined by Keir Wilmut and Omar Soliman.
Thursday, September 23, 2004
The CBC is a patronage dumping ground? Who knew?
A good little press release from a somewhat surprising source: Friends of Canadian Broadcasting is calling the CBC and CRTC on the fact that it is littered with political appointees of the governing party.
-- 92% of appointees [to the CBC presidency and its board] have been affiliated with the governing political party;
-- Only 21% of appointees have been women;
-- Only 3 of 152 appointees have been visible minorities or aboriginal people;
-- 83% of appointees to the CRTC were affiliated with the governing party;
-- 25% of appointees to the CRTC have been women, two appointees have been visible minorities and none have been aboriginal.
Interesting stats given all the talk from this country's literati about how the CBC is so "representative" of the Canadian reality.
