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

Submitted by Raffaella U on Tue, 05/08/2012 - 02:12
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 »

Reform the National News

Submitted by Cariboo Catapult on Sun, 02/19/2012 - 18:59
Your rating: None (59 votes)
Average vote:4.1of 5
59 votes
City/Town: 
Vancouver
Categories: 
Better Canadian content

CBC News (The National in particular) needs to stop filling time with celebrity, sports, local fire stories or other anecdotal distractions. We need a national press that gives context to major world events and exposes political corruption. I want to see daily updates on policy issues backed up by fact-based discussion. We have not time for speculation or the political games played by politicians. The press needs to serve one purpose and one purpose only: provide the information Canadian citizens need to be effective participants in our democracy. Read more »

Radio Moments

Submitted by James on Sat, 05/19/2012 - 06:19
Your rating: None (22 votes)
Average vote:3.7of 5
22 votes
Categories: 
Favourite things CBC has done

My favorite CBC moment comes from a few months ago. My family was traveling somewhere in the car, to a swapmeet if I remember correctly, and my parents had the radio on. Usually, they don't listen to anything of real interest to me, so for the first half of the trip, I was listening to music on my MP3 player. Suddenly, everyone else in the car started laughing. Naturally, I wanted to know what was going on. So, I removed my headphones, put the device away, and for the first time, I heard an episode of The Debators. Read more »

Less Filler & Choice of Excellence in One Area Rather Than Substandard Across Many Areas

Submitted by Denis on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 15:56
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Average vote:3.0of 5
33 votes
City/Town: 
Saskatoon
Categories: 
More regional presence, Better Canadian content, Other

Shorten the length of some of your shows. We do not need a 90 minute supper hour news program. There is only 30 minutes of product and the rest is filler - here is one item from the news/sports/weather, and here are a few headlines of what we (might) tell you about at some point later in the show, but not all at one time because it has to be spread across several announcements. Apparently we are not 'strong' enough to take all the news or the sports at one time. I have started switching to a different station when the announcer wastes my time with "here is what we are following". Read more »

Newcomers

Submitted by diane lonergan on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 21:32
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Average vote:4.2of 5
23 votes
City/Town: 
Winnipeg
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Other

I am a substitute teacher in the ESL(EAL) system. Thousands of newcomers are coming into this country every day who have never heard of CBC and who have no idea what it stands for or why it matters. I would love to see the CBC design some kind of outreach to these communities. Already there is excellent CLB 6 level EAL programming available on the CBC website and that is great. But it can take several years for a newcomer to reach that level. Read more »

Wiretap on Tour

Submitted by briancauley on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 16:45
Your rating: None (24 votes)
Average vote:3.0of 5
24 votes
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More regional presence

the hilariously entertaining and imaginative Jonathan Goldstein and his band of friends, family and overall characters from the hit show Wiretap should follow in the shoes of Stuart MacLean and Vinyl Cafe and go on tour. the revenue would come from selling tickets and merchandise. in fact, any show with a following across the country that could either record the show in-front of a live audience, or do a particular kind of special show live. Read more »

Democracy and Media

Submitted by epivnick on Sun, 04/29/2012 - 23:16
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Average vote:4.0of 5
23 votes
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Other

More of a plea then an idea, but isn't the CBC currently a critical component of the official opposition right now? If the CBC is to re-imagine itself, it must keep this idea in mind. Right now partisan political parties are battling it out about who better represents Canada. Obviously the answer is neither of them on their own can ever represent such a large and diverse country. This is where a public broadcasting company comes in. Read more »

Power & Politics with Evan Solomon

Submitted by News Junkie on Mon, 05/28/2012 - 23:28
Your rating: None (21 votes)
Average vote:3.9of 5
21 votes
City/Town: 
Vancouver
Categories: 
Favourite things CBC has done

Power & Politics with Evan Solomon is fantastic - particularly the new interactive features they've added to the show. Keep up the good work! Read more »

The CBC needs to be deconstructed

Submitted by imaginit on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 15:07
Your rating: None (107 votes)
Average vote:3.4of 5
107 votes
Categories: 
More openness

The CBC has become bloated with administration and management overhead. Break it up into smaller, independently creative pieces.

Greater diversity of ideas !

Submitted by ayes on Sun, 02/26/2012 - 07:25
Your rating: None (31 votes)
Average vote:3.4of 5
31 votes
Categories: 
More openness

The CBC is the source of a lot of Canadian's understanding of the spectrum of political ideas, and in that sense I feel they have a lot of responsibility.

I believe that the traditional right-left spectrum is a false dichotomy that promotes intolerance across party lines, while all sides have valid political philosophy to bring to the table. The CBC accidentally reinforces this with it's programming. Read more »

Deep investigative journalism

Submitted by Enthusiasm on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 01:45
Your rating: None (138 votes)
Average vote:4.0of 5
138 votes
Categories: 
Better Canadian content

The CBC should seek out freelancers and others doing deep investigative work and ensure that they are able to share their stories with a wide audience.

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