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I live somewhere in the Northeast and have access to CBC and Global on my US television package and boy is it wild to sit back and watch the Canadian version of

I live somewhere in the Northeast and have access to CBC and Global on my US television package and boy is it wild to sit back and watch the Canadian version of what's going on in America every night on their news.

nequo 2y ago
In what way is it wild? How is the Canadian version different than what you get in the US?
euroderf 2y ago
This was especially true under Reagan. In Buffalo NY you can watch Canadian news and it was enlightening.
nightowl_games 2y ago
Personally I find CBC to be the most watchable 'mainstream' news.
- ipaddr 2y ago
  They are all the same. Same opinions. Same narratives. CBC seems more folky reading from the same page.
- refurb 2y ago
  The CBC basically parrots the US mainstream media like MSNBC and CNN. Which makes sense because the CBC rarely send their own reporters south, they rely on the newswire like Reuters. Then they just layer on a "aren't you glad you aren't American?" narrative on top, which keeps Canadians voters distracted from the problems in their own country. Rampant immigration? A few token articles a year. Superficial analysis using government talking points.
  - nightowl_games 2y ago
    > Then they just layer on a "aren't you glad you aren't American?" Can you point to an example? I dont get this vibe. > The CBC basically parrots the US mainstream media like MSNBC and CNN. On what issues? On American politics issues, I do find CBC to use less inflammatory language than MSNBC and certain anchors on CNN. > Rampant immigration? Are you referring to immigration to Canada? You say 'rampant immigration' as if it is implicit that 'immigration' itself is bad. You didnt feel the need to specify or qualify anything other than 'immigration'. This is such a severe oversight to me that it discredits your opinion on these types of topics in my eyes. There is so much to unpack in Canadas immigration policy that to categorize it away as 'rampant immigration' is telling of a lack of understanding of the details of the topic of immigration in Canada.
    - brailsafe 2y ago
      I think ironically people hate CBC because they've been told it's gov funded. I watch CBC Marketplace, Fifth Estate, podcasts, 22 minutes, it's all pretty good. Sure you can dig into it and be skeptical of the narrative or w/e, but I think they do a decent job of neutrality, especially more than obviously right leaning publications like National Post. Rarely does CBC make the current administration look good. CBC was making Trudeau look bad long before everyone else jumped on.
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RichardCA 2y ago
If you grew up in the 70's there was a lot of Canadian programming that Americans could watch on PBS. One in particular was called "Fast Forward" which covered topics in TV, Radio, and Computers in a very nerd-kid-friendly format. Only a few scraps of it remain on Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vjkuFk2mOE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vjkuFk2mOE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kye9emAtBkU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kye9emAtBkU By far the thing I remembered most was the animation from the National Film Board (NFB) which gave me a few early lessons in Canadiana. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZyDsF-Gp3o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZyDsF-Gp3o (Any Habs fans out there?) But when I talk to Canadian friends / co-workers these days, the younger ones are completely unaware of the older cultural ephemera. Even saying I was really into Gordon Lightfoot doesn't seem to have the same resonance that it used to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmGBna0JJ_U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmGBna0JJ_U

nequo 2y ago

In what way is it wild? How is the Canadian version different than what you get in the US?

euroderf 2y ago

This was especially true under Reagan. In Buffalo NY you can watch Canadian news and it was enlightening.

nightowl_games 2y ago

Personally I find CBC to be the most watchable 'mainstream' news.

ipaddr 2y ago
They are all the same. Same opinions. Same narratives. CBC seems more folky reading from the same page.
refurb 2y ago
The CBC basically parrots the US mainstream media like MSNBC and CNN. Which makes sense because the CBC rarely send their own reporters south, they rely on the newswire like Reuters. Then they just layer on a "aren't you glad you aren't American?" narrative on top, which keeps Canadians voters distracted from the problems in their own country. Rampant immigration? A few token articles a year. Superficial analysis using government talking points.
- nightowl_games 2y ago
  > Then they just layer on a "aren't you glad you aren't American?" Can you point to an example? I dont get this vibe. > The CBC basically parrots the US mainstream media like MSNBC and CNN. On what issues? On American politics issues, I do find CBC to use less inflammatory language than MSNBC and certain anchors on CNN. > Rampant immigration? Are you referring to immigration to Canada? You say 'rampant immigration' as if it is implicit that 'immigration' itself is bad. You didnt feel the need to specify or qualify anything other than 'immigration'. This is such a severe oversight to me that it discredits your opinion on these types of topics in my eyes. There is so much to unpack in Canadas immigration policy that to categorize it away as 'rampant immigration' is telling of a lack of understanding of the details of the topic of immigration in Canada.
  - brailsafe 2y ago
    I think ironically people hate CBC because they've been told it's gov funded. I watch CBC Marketplace, Fifth Estate, podcasts, 22 minutes, it's all pretty good. Sure you can dig into it and be skeptical of the narrative or w/e, but I think they do a decent job of neutrality, especially more than obviously right leaning publications like National Post. Rarely does CBC make the current administration look good. CBC was making Trudeau look bad long before everyone else jumped on.
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RichardCA 2y ago

If you grew up in the 70's there was a lot of Canadian programming that Americans could watch on PBS. One in particular was called "Fast Forward" which covered topics in TV, Radio, and Computers in a very nerd-kid-friendly format. Only a few scraps of it remain on Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vjkuFk2mOE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vjkuFk2mOE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kye9emAtBkU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kye9emAtBkU By far the thing I remembered most was the animation from the National Film Board (NFB) which gave me a few early lessons in Canadiana. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZyDsF-Gp3o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZyDsF-Gp3o (Any Habs fans out there?) But when I talk to Canadian friends / co-workers these days, the younger ones are completely unaware of the older cultural ephemera. Even saying I was really into Gordon Lightfoot doesn't seem to have the same resonance that it used to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmGBna0JJ_U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmGBna0JJ_U