Rogers’ cuts to OMNI chip away at Canada’s cultural mosaic | Toronto Star

While penned from a union perspective, the questions it raises about local ethnic programming are valid. Better to have more local programming than communities relaying on satellite programming from abroad, with no Canadian context or content:

If Rogers continue to produce ethnic and multilingual programming, without any changes to its license, it would cost OMNI $2 million annually – a relatively small price to pay so that small-market and third-language communities are well-served. Ethnic broadcasting is about serving the public interest – not solely about padding a corporation’s profits.

Rogers’ cuts to OMNI chip away at Canada’s cultural mosaic | Toronto Star.