Martha Stewart + the Simpsons + Coronation Street + Wheel of Fortune + Jeopardy = 3 hours a day on CBC that is spent airing non-Canadian non-relevant programming. It's Canadian tax money that goes to international productions which could be better spent here at home.
That's not to say those show are bad or that Canadians aren't interested in watching them. But couldn't the Corp fill those 3 hrs with something homemade? Isn't that the whole point? It seems to be working for TVO.
Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe watching a white collar criminal cook zuccini loaf with b-list celebs does contribute to Canadian culture. How else would transplanted Canadian comics know to make fun of Martha without paying for cable?
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