The current annual budget of the CBC is $1.1 billion. Discussions surrounding the need to have a public broadcaster got me thinking about what $1.1 billion per year could buy…
1. An MRI machine roughly costs three million to purchase. Setting aside some funds to operate the machines, Canadians could buy about 300 MRI machines in the first year. Little Mosque on the Prairie or no wait list for imaging diagnostics? Year one without the CBC solves the diagnostic imaging wait list problem.
2. Year two without the CBC could solve the water treatment problem on Native reserves across all of Canada. In 1995, $560 million was committed to upgrade the water and sewer services in First Nations communities. While it is hard to put a concrete number on what constitutes a solution to this problem, one can assume that $1.1 billion would be a huge step in the right direction. Whether or not Canadians can forgo not watching “Mr. D” is another matter entirely.
3. Year three without the CBC could build a complete subway line in Toronto. Six kilometers of subway costs roughly $1 billion to build. Whether or not Canadians can endure watching CTV’s evening news instead of “The National” is beyond me.
Lefties often argue about how wasteful the proposed fighter jet purchase is. But they NEVER complain about the use of tax dollars to create countless television programs that NOBODY WATCHES. Why? Because the CBC has an inherent and blatant left wing bias and, as such, has become a vital tool for the advancement of the “progressive” agenda.
