CBC's "The National" looks at Canadian cities

Next week, each night, CBC's "The National" will be airing profiles of major Canadian cities. Monday will feature Montreal's rennaissance, Tuesday will feature Toronto's immigrant situation, Wednesday will feature Calgary's boom, and Thursday will feature Vancouver, "North America's most Asian city".

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No Thunder Bay? We're a city to! ...

Lol, if they had Thunder Bay, then they would need to have Winnipeg and Ottawa, Saskatoon and Regina, Quebec City and Edmonton and on and on.

[ditto]

its too bad they don't also profile some of up and coming cities, and i'm not talking about Vaughan, Ontario. But Hamilton, Winnipeg, Edmonton, or Halifax come to mind...I'm sure there are others.

[Steeltown]

CBC should broadcast middle size cities such as Quebec City, Hamilton, Winnipeg, Edmonton, and Halifax. Probably learn something new from these cities progress instead of hearing the same thing over from larger cities. Least I would find it more interesting.

[Westcoast604]

CBC should broadcast middle size cities such as Quebec City, Hamilton, Winnipeg, Edmonton, and Halifax. Probably learn something new from these cities progress instead of hearing the same thing over from larger cities. Least I would find it more interesting.

its too bad they don't also profile some of up and coming cities, and i'm not talking about Vaughan, Ontario. But Hamilton, Winnipeg, Edmonton, or Halifax come to mind...I'm sure there are others.

Taken from the National's website:

Last year we visited a number of small towns and cities across the country. And this year, we'll be visiting the big cities Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver.

Looks like they did do profiles on other cities.

[samsonyuen]

Ottawa should be there. It's the FOURTH largest city, AND the CAPITAL! Poor Ottawa, always forgotten.

[Steeltown]

Originally Posted by Westcoast604

Taken from the National's website:

Last year we visited a number of small towns and cities across the country. And this year, we'll be visiting the big cities Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver.

Looks like they did do profiles on other cities.

Yea I remember that the National did a small town in Newfoundland that I can't remember the town name anymore. All I remember is that they light up their boats for a contest.

[Accura4Matalan]

Originally Posted by krustydaklown

Next week, each night, CBC's "The National" will be airing profiles of major Canadian cities. Monday will feature Montreal's rennaissance, Tuesday will feature Toronto's immigrant situation, Wednesday will feature Calgary's boom, and Thursday will feature Vancouver, "North America's most Asian city".

I couldnt help but notice, out of all those catagories, Toronto is the only one being featured in a negative light... More discrimination of TO from the national media?

[KGB]

I don't think the "immigrant situation" is negative. They just have to pick something of note going on in various cities...sounds like very cliche stuff to me....although I'm sure the reporting will be standard CBC quality.






KGB

[rbt]

I couldnt help but notice, out of all those catagories, Toronto is the only one being featured in a negative light... More discrimination of TO from the national media?

Hate to tell you this, but CBC is Southern Ontario media with minor satellite offices -- so is the Naked News

Aside from that, "Immigrant situation" as opposed to emigrant situation, implies that there are so many people going to an area that it's having a hard time coping. My employer has similar issues. Had to raise the price of a bunch of products to get people to stop buying them while we rebuild much of the infrastructure to handle the growth.

[Huhu]

Sounds like the Toronto and Vancouver features will be similar, just that the wording is different.

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There is lots that they could cover in Thunder Bay. Unemployment, the city providing water to peoiple that live 20Km away from the city (but still in the city limits, cause they stretch out really far) for a dying city of 100,000 they do provide alot. We jsut need more jobs here.. And stuff :P

[Homer J. Simpson]

If Toronto gets portrayed in a negative light for any legit reason, it is not the result of the city being at fault. I do expect it to be picked on though.

[rbt]

Originally Posted by Homer J. Simpson

If Toronto gets portrayed in a negative light for any legit reason, it is not the result of the city being at fault. I do expect it to be picked on though.

All they have to do is interview Torontonians on the street to get a negative view of the city. We're a pretty cynical group overall.

[Homer J. Simpson]

^It is pretty hard to be anything but cynical after the ride government has given us.

[rbt]

It is pretty hard to be anything but cynical after the ride government has given us.

Governments don't elect themselves (in this country anyway). Some voters had to have liked what they had to say -- and whatever you may say about Harris, Lastman was our own doing.

I would argue that the pessimism put those governments into office who then carried out our not so great orders.

[salvius]

^ True, Lastman is and remains the big mistery. How? Why?

[coldrsx]

Although i agree with the choices to some degree.....Halifax/Ottawa/Winnipeg/Edmonton should all be featured.

[DruEsq]

I can understand why they showcase the big cities because that's where change happens the fastest. But it's not so much about size. Edmonton and Calgary are almost the same population wise but Edmonton's pace of change is so much slower than Calgary's. What would they show about Edmonton? Much love to my city but there really isn't too much going on here.