Let's Propagandize

People are protesting in Toronto against CRTC approval of state run television channels to join our cable stables. The reason for the opposition is that these channels are propaganda tools for the Chinese government. I am not in favour of having these channels on (or should it be ‘in’?) my cable box but not for that reason. I am against it is they are crappy channels that I do not want to take up my channel numbers. If propaganda is reason to stop a channel from being approved, then I do not know how many channels will be left. CBC for one would be out—just look at the ‘Part of Our Heritage’ advertisements; if that is not propaganda and recitation of tired myths, I do not know what is. And what about Foxnews from south of the border? Or, Lou Dobbs! Since many of most popular programmes, including news programmes, from the channels in question are already being broadcasted here, the demonstrators’ reason seems to have come a little too late. This is a country with dedicated religious channels, how can we not approve any channel for being propaganda?