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It's easy to get drawn into the insulated world of Laurier life - drinking, WLUSU politika, social drama and whatnot - but it's still important to know what's going on in the world. Right now I am procrastinating but still trying to stay productive by reading back issues of Maclean's. I've been busy, and it's time to catch up.

I have an extremely high opinion of Maclean's. This magazine consistently deliver interesting content that never wavers from Canadian issues, and breaks down the most relevent stories of the week into very palatable info-bytes. I subscribed online one very drunken night for the ridiculously cheap price of 40-something dollars for a year's delivery, and I can honestly say in retrospect that it was the best inebriated decision of all time.

In fact, my opinion of Canadian content as a whole is skyrocketing. Last night I was watching Zed on CBC and it is brilliant programming - a variety show based around indie music showcases and viewer-submitted animation and movie shorts. It's on at 11:30 weeknights and I guarantee that you won't see anything like it - the content is generally very unique, very quirky and very intelligently presented. I guess a lot of my praise should be directed towards the indie producers, but still, CBC needs golf-claps for advancing such a beautiful premise on national television.

I worry about CBC a lot, ever since I stumble-registered myself into a Canadian Identity course last year and the class endlessly debated the necessity for a government owned-and-operated station. I personally feel that it's important to our identity but, until lately, I've felt that the CBC is squandering their opportunity to connect with young Canadians and start fostering a sense of pride and inspiration in our media.

I realize it's difficult - the CBC needs to appeal to ALL Canadians, not just artsy cynical motherfuckers like me - but the puck stops here: if we're going to start rebuilding the Canadian identity independent of American stereotypes, the CBC and the youth intelligencia is a hell of a good place to start. And Zed is only the first step.

If you're like me, if you care about the state of Canadian media and want to showcase our talent - the real talent, not this Nickelback/Celine Dion shit which currently dominates our cultural export - then please, for the love of God, let CBC know. Don't let conservative pundits run the agenda or things will never change and the CBC will be stuck in their ways, thinking that hockey is all we really care about.

Posted by Chris at 03:12 PM >> Commentations (5)