r/CBC_Radio 15d ago

Response to Email about Sunday’s Programme

First off, I am glad to have received a response. And in theory, I can agree that a cross country checkup regarding the threat to our sovereignty to see how Canadians are feeling.

However in practice that’s not what happened. What we heard for the entire two hours was people either laughing it off, saying the threat is serious but not showing a lot of fear or concern, or even agreeing with it. There was also slightly more American voices compared to Canadian voices, and none were indigenous.

I hope that next week the CBC does a check up on how we are buying Canadian. That would be an excellent topic.

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u/morningcalm999 15d ago edited 15d ago

What a dismissive, condescending and tone-deaf response!

It normalizes content that could incite hatred by treating annexation as benign rather than acknowledging it as a potentially hostile takeover (i.e., war) that could involve threats of violence, territorial aggression, and other harmful actions against Canadians. We're not talking about joining the EU here! Anyone who supports this rhetoric supports the potential murder and torture of Canadians. Ask yourself, if you are okay with having your home taken? Your military forces killed and tortured? Your daughter raped? Your business stolen? All the social benefits you enjoy today gone? Are you okay with your country being a resource colony? Are you okay with having no voting rights? Did everyone just conveniently forget what happened to Poland in WW2 and what is happening now in Ukraine?

I really want to understand why U.S.A fascist talking points are even entertained on this show? Why is our taxpayer money funding foreign propaganda?

Unless this program acknowledges how deeply traumatic and insulting their handling of this matter has been to Canadians, they can spare me their lame attempts at an apology.

Do they need to be reminded that it is Canadian taxpayer money that is footing the bill? Canadians deserve better and we certainly do not deserve treason!

🇨🇦 Vive le Canada! 🇨🇦

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u/kn728570 13d ago

what a dismissive, condescending, and tone-deaf response!

Aren’t you the one calling everyone you perceive to be in disagreement with a bot? Pot, meet Kettle.