Not quite public television, but public airwaves. Well to be honest I don't quite know where the CBC fits in that spectrum. Regardless, broadcasters are just li

Not quite public television, but public airwaves. Well to be honest I don't quite know where the CBC fits in that spectrum. Regardless, broadcasters are just licensing the public airwaves, they don't own them. There is not slippery slope here, though. Fears about freedom of web advertising are unfounded. The airwaves are a scarce resource: there's only so many available frequencies. That's why the government regulates their use. Websites are not limited in any way, neither are cable television channels, so those media do not need to be regulated.