A huge thanks to those who joined us on Monday, May 7th for the interactive live-video-stream of our ReimagineCBC.ca public forum! We brought together seasoned professionals, up-and-coming CBC talent, outside experts, media innovators, and citizens in a celebratory event that added new energy to the CBC and helped to articulate a fresh vision for public media. Further details about the event can be found here.

Reimagine CBC is a collaborative brainstorming forum...

As digital technology is breaking old business models, it is also enabling new forms of participation in our culture, economy and governance. Perhaps most importantly, it’s connecting Canadians as never before. Public media organizations have a mandate to serve citizens, and this puts them in a unique position to add value and opportunity in this period of change.

The CBC is in the process of conducting a major strategic review both internally and through outside regulators. The question is, who will shape the CBC of the future? We think Canadians should. To add your idea to the forum,hit the “I have an Idea!” button on the right, or make a post on social media via Facebook or Twitter. And don't forget to vote for your favourite ideas below.

We'll be facilitating the discussion, bringing the best ideas to the CBC and engaging with decision-makers to turn your ideas into reality. Join a community of Canadians working to reimagine the CBC, and make it yours!

**PLEASE NOTE: This project is not officially affiliated with the CBC in any way, but we're optimistic our input will be valued and well received.

Environmental forum

Your rating: None (25 votes)
Average vote:4.0of 5
25 votes
City/Town: 
Ladysmith, BC
Categories: 
Better Canadian content

Hi. I would like to see a forum about the protection from, and work about reducing, global warming. Read more »

Return to Form

Your rating: None (47 votes)
Average vote:3.9of 5
47 votes
City/Town: 
Fox Lake

This may seem frivolous, but it merits and audience at the least. I feel CBC radio is in fine state, particularly the expansive and inspiring Radio3, which galvanizes Canadian independent bands. The same cannot be said for CBC television. CBC does well in comedy with acts like 22 Minutes and Mr. Dee, but there is a dearth of quality hour long programming. My thesis is this: bring back Chris Haddock, who brought us amazing works like Davinci's Inquest and Intelligence, which garnered countless awards and praise. Intelligence had the rug pulled from beneath it. Read more »

Build an "environmental lens" into your reporting

Your rating: None (48 votes)
Average vote:3.6of 5
48 votes
City/Town: 
Salt Spring Island
Categories: 
Other

I'd like CBC radio and TV to build what I'd call "environmental impact inquiry" into every day's news and every issue to which it relates. It's standard practice for reporters and hosts to ask "how will that impact the economy?" whenever that is even remotely relevant. But I want to know, usually for all the very same news and features items, how will it impact the environment? Read more »

Open source Video Archive for Film-makers

Your rating: None (32 votes)
Average vote:4.5of 5
32 votes
City/Town: 
Ottawa
Categories: 
More digital services

I think that the CBC should create an easy to use open source video archive of its broadcast material. Read more »

Return to Radio Arts

Your rating: None (25 votes)
Average vote:2.9of 5
25 votes
City/Town: 
Burnaby, BC
Categories: 
Better Canadian content

A return to diverse source Radio Drama and a regional Radio Drama presence on the network.
A year of network and regional Radio Drama costs less to produce than a week of Newsworld.
Television is expensive and inefficient. Radio is cost effective and efficient.
Radio Drama puts more money into the hands of the artistic community of writers, musicians, actors, and production associates than any television show ever has. Read more »

Toque sessions

Your rating: None (49 votes)
Average vote:3.9of 5
49 votes
City/Town: 
Vancouver, BC

I really love how CBC has put on the Toque Sessions music series. I'd love to see more on-the-ground promotion of artists, etc.

Encourage participation on cbc.ca by displaying reader comments immediately - as theglobeandmail.com does - instead of requiring moderator pre-approval.

Your rating: None (22 votes)
Average vote:3.5of 5
22 votes
Categories: 
More openness

How does the Globe and Mail web site attract such an active and articulate community of commentators? One likely reason is that they allow readers' comments to appear on their web site immediately. Commentators want to see their comments immediately, and they want to be able to respond to each other. Read more »

CBC Retro Channel

Your rating: None (41 votes)
Average vote:4.1of 5
41 votes
City/Town: 
Cornwall, Ontario
Categories: 
More digital services

I wonder how a couple of digital “CBC Retro” channels would fare – one for television and one for radio. We all know the network has a vast, rich and diverse array of programming in its archives which is of immeasurable historical significance, yet the current CBC Archives web page contains but a small fraction of what's actually in the vaults. Surely such Canadian classics like This Hour Has Seven Days, The Beachcomers, Juliette, For the Record, Take 30, etc. still deserve an audience today. Read more »

CBC as a leader on social media

Your rating: None (21 votes)
Average vote:2.8of 5
21 votes
Categories: 
More digital services

CBC should take a leading role in exploring how social media can be used to improve the connections between journalists/professional mediamakers and citizens. They should prioritize using Facebook, twitter and all other platforms to engage Canadians more meaningfully, and really experiment with social media as an engine of civic dialogue. What would a CBC Tumblr that was curated by the community of fans and supporters look like?

Keep CBC Awesome! Cut the trash!

Your rating: None (54 votes)
Average vote:3.6of 5
54 votes
City/Town: 
Sarnia, ON
Categories: 
Better Canadian content

CBC, at least by comparison to most of the alternatives, provides high quality national news programming.

However, every so often... much air time is spent reporting on something speculative about a celebrity or something resembling "celebrity gossip" and not actual relevant news.

Air time for important Canadian news or social crisis or important stories shouldn't be put on the backburner for several minutes so we can hear more about an American actor's drug problem or a visit from the royal couple. Read more »

Human Rights Program

Your rating: None (68 votes)
Average vote:2.7of 5
68 votes
City/Town: 
Ottawa
Categories: 
More openness

I am hoping the CBC could do a program to show viewers some of the human rights abuses that have taken place throughout our history up to present to educate the many Canadians that remain in the dark.

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