CBC Asks Canadians for Feedback, Promises to File It Alongside the Other 47,000 Unread Emails

OTTAWA – The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has announced a new public consultation initiative, asking Canadians for their feedback on programming. Sources inside the CBC confirm the feedback will be filed alongside the other 47,000 unread public comments accumulated since 2018. We really value public input, said a CBC spokesperson, while demonstrating the filing procedure by dropping a sheaf of papers directly into a recycling bin marked Viewer Engagement. The CBC has assured Canadians that their opinions are being carefully catalogued by an automated system that categorizes emails by keyword and then forwards them to a folder nobody has opened since 2019. When asked why the CBC continues to ask for feedback it has no intention of reading, the spokesperson explained that it is a required box-ticking exercise for their mandate review. Besides, if we actually read what Canadians think, we might have to change something, and that sounds expensive.

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