I would like to see a platform from the Liberal leader where the CBC is so well funded, that it will stop using Google and international advertising data harvesting networks.
Ensure that every town in Canada with at least 10,000 people get a permanent office with at least 2 correspondents.
Same for Canada Post. I want to see them start to open more permanent post offices, one in every community of a couple hundred people.
Then, in every province, partner with Credit Unions to offer banking services in every community. Give the opportunity to everyone to have a free checking account and high-interest savings. The barebones to reduce the un-banked to zero.
If they don't have a stable address, let it be the PO Box.
Having been a rural reporter covering two (and a small slice of a third) counties, having more than two of us for this would've been amazing -- off the top of my head the ratio you're mentioning would've given us 5-6 reporters to cover this same territory.
Would've made an immediate difference in the ability to cover town council meetings, which for some reason were all coincidentially scheduled on the same evenings/times as all neighbouring communities. 🤔
Jeff MacKinnon
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Likely Jan Lukas