I would suspect that the reason the 'pandora's box' was left to gather dust is because the Premier himself said it was garbage. If otherwise, there's certainly nothing stopping investigative souls from checking it out.<br /> <br /> I quite agree about the CBC,when the government pays your cheque you are very considerate of that fact, although CBC hasn't exactly benefitted from the liberals. I suspect the organization itself is safe for the exact reason the article discusses, and that is that it is an extremely effective propaganda machine. Mulroney also found this out and during free trade debates and the charlottetown accord the CBC literally was a propaganda machine, with countable exceptions.<br /> <br /> There are some anomolies in the story above, for example, the photo journalist in question is quite correct in calling Harper 'a bastard' if he won't let his picture be taken. Getting pictures is half of a photo-journalist's job, and if Martin accedes willingly then obviously you can see where a photo journalist's sympathy will lie. <br /> <br /> That the media acts in a certain way is no surprise to anyone, personally I don't know anybody under 40 who gets their news from the CBC. While a little better than other media, they are a propaganda machine,but not for a party, for an ideology. I used to work as an independant producer and there is literally nowhere to go to get political and environmental stories on, unless they are 'breaking'. Yet there are dozens of vacuous talk shows where canadians can talk about their local parades and the really interesting guy down the street who collect potatoes that look like movie stars. It's no surprise that the CBC's latest forays into radio were to create 'all music'. The idea that my tax dollars are going so that a small percentage of the population has someplace to go to listen to classical music is galling at best. Buy a damn CD player.<br /> <br /> A clear example of this is the CBC's version of 'comedy'. The 'big three' are all political satire shows which help canadians tune out of the very serious issue of politics by portraying it as a big joke. Politicians even gleefully partake, so long as canadians are clear that politics is a spectator sport. Partly because of the nature of this beast politics has essentially gone underground. Gone are the days when we at least had elections based on free trade, and referendums on constitutional matters. These simply create more stories and fodder for the grist mill. It's far better to do everything without fanfare, let courts do as much as possible and change trade laws without consulting canadians.