Comments on: Local TV Matters vs. Stop The TV Tax

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 06:59:00 +0000

After this matter happened, Local cable operator had reduced their price.. but most of the users like to go for Dish network. Which gives extra channels and better results than Local cable. Openbox S10

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 06:59:00 +0000

By: bd

bd — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:41:54 +0000

I agree. It’s not like the cable companies take the free broadcasted content and sell it to us or anything. An extra fee would be fine.

By: D Agnew

D Agnew — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:46:56 +0000

M Blair – Shaw Direct charges less than $.15 per channel per subscriber to cable companies, how the hell does that add up to paying millions per year?

By: M Blair

M Blair — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:52:15 +0000

The local broadcasters are blowing smoke. The fact of the matter is that you can have these channels free over the air for years. They should be thanking the cable companies for cleaning up the signal and in doing so, attracting advertisers to thier realm (maybe the cable companies should charge them). The cable compaines are NOT a not for profit organization and do proffit from the business, however there is a huge amount of overhead to keep the system going. Do you people think that content is free? Cable companies pay millions of dollars to gain the channels that entertain you everyday. the average cost for cable is approx 65.00 per month, just over $2.00 per day…I bet you spend that on coffee…hmmm coffee companies must be sticking it to us too. Local TV is looking for a cash grab at the expense of the canadian TV viewer to bring more american content that we already recieve to thier particular dial.

By: jeff

jeff — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:20:24 +0000

DB you are completely wrong. It has nothing to do with languages or cultures and frankly were not America, they have a soup pot assimilation and we have a diverse culture. the local TV “tax” is pretty much just English channels such as ctv. I find the fact that local doesn’t mean local. for example theirs a ctv Atlantic not ctv Halifax ctv Shelburne ctv Fredericton etc. the local part is like maybe a mention of a small event. Like seriously have you turned on CTV at all.

The majority of the stuff is American.

I do agree with one thing though and that is that most tv shows made using Canadian tax money is garbage, although there are a few good ones such as degrassi,North of 60, flash point, and bob and doug Mackenzie.

finally you obviously don’t talk for most tax payers your ignorance to other cultures proves it again and again.

By: db

db — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:45:56 +0000

I assuredly speak for thousands of viewers who are not associated with local televisions, Unions or Monopolies.

Local TV is not needed in Canada.
We have many wasted useless stations, including French ones, in an English speaking country. If the French (and every other nationality) do not want to amalgamate and assimilate, GO TO ANOTHER COUNTRY! The ENGLISH speaking taxpayers (majority) surely do not want you.

While most of CRTC funding goes to Quebec & Ontario (for smut films & junk), the rest of the country is ignored & underfunded in comparison.
No matter how much French is crammed down our throats, the majority are not willing to accept or fund.
In the USA media fund themselves, without constantly being propped up with taxpayer money.
Are Canadians so insecure they cannot fund themselves without sticking their pathetic hands out? Why should my taxes prop up the smut & junk we see turned out in Canada?

The CRTC should bring in American up-to-date programs instead of constant old reruns & leftovers.

We need more AMERICAN movie channels and A LOT LESS NOISY COMMERCIALS! The TV content Canadians are subjected to is disgraceful.

I vote NO to local Television. NO MORE TAX DOLLARS FOR YOU.

The majority of non-associated taxpayers feel the same but do not bother to write the CRTC.

By: James Nielsen

James Nielsen — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:38:42 +0000

I say no to tv taxes. Its time for the none producers of this country to show results that help the nation. Put your hands back in your pockets, and earn your own way through this world. If you can’t pick up a shovel & work like the rest of us true taxepayers.

By: Elizabeth MacLean

Elizabeth MacLean — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:30:05 +0000

I say that is enough.I say no to taxes!!!

By: Larry Laba

Larry Laba — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:40:46 +0000

I say NO to TV tax.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:15:01 +0000

So many of you, are naive. If it wasnt for cable companies, half the country could not watch local programming (no matter how lame it is). The Cable company provide business for local tv, and vice versa. CTV, and friends cant run the business properly, and they want free money. i call BS. I support the cable companies 100% on this one. If the fee for carriage, happens, then i would like the option of NOT paying for CTV,CBC, A, Global. I can live without these poorly run stations.

By: Sharon Perry

Sharon Perry — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:46:01 +0000

All the Cable companies charge outragious amounts for their “services”. How can we tell? We see it all over the city. We see huge Cable Company buildings fully fronted with tinted glass. All of them flaunting their arrogance. Some are even located in prime (very expencive) areas of the city like Downtown. The CRTC (the “balless wonders” that they are) should force the Cable companies to share the wealth out of existing charges to the customer, and stay the hell out of my pocket. I pay enough for “packages” that give me very little choices! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!
Share the wealth, you greedy pigs!!!!

By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:14:32 +0000

Interesting to watch the CRTC decision passed down yesterday. They told the cable companies and the local stations (ie. Canadian networks) to get together, talk about it and work out their own deal. The CRTC does not want to make and enforce rules that nobody really wants. The person reading the decision said something to the effect of “if the local stations want to be paid for their signal then stop providing it for free.”

By: Shannon

Shannon — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:07:16 +0000

If we are bring forced to pay additionally for the Canadian stations, will we also FINALLY be offered the opportunity to choose which channel we watch a broadcast on – if I tune in to NBC – can I now have the choice of not watching the GLOBAL or CTV feed? If I choose to watch the Superbowl – will I still miss all the US commercials or can I now watch the network that I have chosen to watch. It frustrates me to no end when I am watching the beginning of a US channel and the Canadian channel feed cuts in – often times further along in the program than the original feed – it blips back and forth. If you are going to force the “tax” on consumers, and we are esstentially paying for each and every channel being offered on satellite or digital cable, then we should actually receive the services we pay for. If I do not choose to watch a Canadian station broadcast – why is it being forced on me?

Your comment: “If there’s a fee associated with accessing them (local networks) via cable or satellite, I want the ability to opt-out (ideally they’d be opt-in).” ABSOLUTELY – pay for what you want. If I want salad instead of fries – I have an OPTION. If I want satellite over digital cable – I HAVE AN OPTION – if I want NBC over Global or CTV….sorry, no choice. In virtually every aspect of our lives we have choices – now we will be forced to pay a tax for a services that some of us do not even want. Would you be okay with being charged $10 a month for long distances calls that you NEVER make – just in case you might want to one day? Would you pay for food that you won’t eat to “support” local growers (that being said – I choose to buy from local growers where possible – but I won’t buy eggplant if I don’t like eggplant – you get the gist). As I said above – I’m okay with paying for what I want – providing I GET what I PAY FOR. Seems so simple in my mind….

By: Terry Shiddle

Terry Shiddle — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:12:48 +0000

Rich Get Richer Poor get poorer.