Only a judge can tell us what to release: CBC

Only a judge can tell us what to release: CBC | Canada | News | Edmonton Sun

So let's see if I get this right...

CTV and Global both pay taxes to the government, some of which are siphoned to the CBC in order to allow CBC to operate, compete for viewers, programming and advertising dollars. In return, the taxpayer (in this case, CTV and Global, along with Corus, Rawlco, etc) are blocked from getting ANY details as to how its money is spent? Not only that, the CBC is attempting to force their parent companies (Bell and Shaw) to carry ALL of their local channels on Satellite?

Sorry. Don't buy it. CBC can have their next budget allocation when their funders (we the taxpayer) are told how they spend their money, and when CBC justifies why it is necessary to have more than 5 affiliates (one for each time zone) carried. For that matter, why does the CBC have more than 5 affiliates PERIOD? I think it's high time that the CBC started tightening their belts along with the rest of the federal and provincial governments. It's high time that the CBC was forced to reveal information about their operations. Its shareholders have a right to know.