I am a diehard CBC fan. It keeps me thinking and it gives me warm Canadian fuzzies, in alternating doses. I know there are certain friends out there (those whose names rhyme with Bacqui and Barl, for example) who once publicly vowed never to marry anyone who didn’t listen to CBC. Then there’s the friend who sexted with Jian Gomeshi (True story.) (Well, okay, maybe a much exaggerated story. But it’s better that way.)

In honor of such high-minded values, I give you the petition created by Friends of Canadian Broadcasting: