If the CBC were to disappear so would many Canada’s storytellers

We all know that there are forces calling for the defunding of the CBC. And while radio is CBC’s force for local news, current-affairs and information, the CBC provides a platform for this country’s creative community. What would happen to our writers and book publishers without “Canada Reads,” “Writers and Company,” and the Giller prize gala broadcast? Economics aside, what of our Canadian creative talent? The CBC commissions more Canadian programs in the drama, comedy and documentary categories than all private broadcasters combined.