Time for a shareholders meeting!

In the discussion of the future of the CBC there has, appropriately, been alot of focus on the Heritage Committee. I have weighed in with some opinions (obviously), we've heard from Ouimet, Michael Geist, Charlie Angus, Tod Maffin, and many others. As interesting and enlightening as many of these discussions have been, they are not enough.

On October 19 I said that I was going to try to find CBC viewers and fans, one at a time if necessary. So far, so good. the Button is finding it's way around the net. 947, as of this moment, MySpacers have befriended the CBC. There has been an interesting survey, and a few conversations.

Now, while keeping all of this up, I'm pushing the new google group. This has been tried before, with limited success but this time, I hope, will be different. While people who work at the CBC and follow it closely are more than welcome - this time I'm aiming it at CBC shareholders: from casual viewers, listeners and web surfers to the arts community and content creators.

These are the people that ultimately own the CBC. They have a large stake in it and more than the Heritage Committee, the CRTC or the board of directors they have the power to reshape the future of the CBC.