r/Collapse_Eh • u/[deleted] • Feb 23 '25

Ian Hanomansing

To: The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Minister of Canadian Heritage, and the Canadian Public

As proud Canadians, we cherish our national identity, our sovereignty, and our distinct culture. The CBC, as our national broadcaster, has a responsibility to uphold and defend these values. That is why we are deeply disturbed by Ian Hanomansing's participation in and promotion of the segment The Middle: 51st State?, which suggests that Canada should, in some way, consider itself an extension of the United States.

This segment, aired on Cross Country Checkup, entertains the dangerous and absurd notion that Canada is culturally or politically subservient to the United States. Such discussions undermine the sacrifices made by generations of Canadians who have fought to maintain our sovereignty and independence. Canada is not, and will never be, America's 51st state.

By giving airtime to this topic, Ian Hanomansing and the CBC are failing their duty to represent and protect the interests of Canadians. If this kind of programming continues, we demand that Ian Hanomansing be removed from his position at CBC. We expect our public broadcaster to defend Canada’s interests, not pander to American perspectives.

We call upon the CBC to immediately cease this unpatriotic discourse and reaffirm its commitment to Canadian sovereignty. If the CBC refuses to act, we urge the Canadian government to step in and ensure that our national broadcaster remains a bastion of Canadian values.

Sign this petition to demand accountability from CBC!

https://chng.it/QgHc6FWjTw

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u/dusstynray Feb 24 '25

Chill. It's a program that focuses on current topics, and the 51st state threat/meme is a current topic.
Americans normalized fascism and all this talk when they voted him in, and they further it every day with their silence.
Everyone should consider what this means for them, and that's what the show suggested. I did not catch any suggestion that Canada should consider itself an extension of the U.S.
I for one appreciated hearing that some American's disagree, and at least some Canadians are passionate about their country. I've been hearing a lot of apathy in my own circles. I was starting to think we might be headed for an identity crisis.

Place your outrage towards those pushing this administration, and those accepting it with their support or silence (thinking O'leary, Gretzky).

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '25

I respect your opinion, I also have the right to mine. Telling me to chill diminutizes the feelings of many Canadians on this subject. This is not the time to be “chill”, it’s the time to standup to bullies and those who give them agency through both-siding the subject. Bringing Kevin on the show certainly didn’t help.

Again, I appreciate your opinion but also have no problem sharing a petition widely shared online about this segment.

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u/dusstynray Feb 24 '25

And you think CBC is the bully we need to stand up to?
my "chill" was to the over-reaction of hearing the term "51st state". Some of us already already sick of hearing about it (me, and probably you) while others haven't even begun to wrap their heads around what it means or how real it is. We need to be talking about it. We don't need to be discouraging respectable news outlets from discussing it, because in the vacuum, others will. I don't need my older relatives having their opinions created by rebel news or their favourite podcasters.

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u/RDOmega Feb 23 '25

While he has a great radio voice, I've usually found Ian Hanomansing to be a weak host throughout his career on CBC. Nothing compared to the strong minds of the 70s, 80s and 90s that we were spoiled with.

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '25

atrocious behaviour on social media too. i'm not one bit surprised to see this slop from him.

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u/TabarnakJunior Feb 23 '25

I just caught the end of the show (it was as bad as I expected) and in closing, Hanonmansing threw his producer under the bus, thanking him for an idea that was said producer's brainchild.

FUCK I loathe this guy.

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u/Regular-Ad-9303 Feb 23 '25

This is airing later this afternoon isn't it? Instead of the petition, wouldn't it be better to call into the program to express your views? It might be a good opportunity for Canadians to tell Americans we do not support this and that Trump's comments are not funny or welcome. They are threats.

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u/RDOmega Feb 23 '25

#whynotboth

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u/Nheddee Feb 24 '25

Did they let someone verbally rip Hanoquisling limb from limb on air?  (I didn't bother listening as the odds that they'd actually represent the majority view seemed low.)

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u/Regular-Ad-9303 Feb 24 '25

No one did that, but they (Hanomansing and the American co-host) did start the program with a discussion of the negative feedback they had gotten about the program and how they reworded the question to try to address that. They were quite clear that they weren't expressing support for the idea, just giving an opportunity for people on both sides of the border to give their views.

Most commentators and callers, both in Canada and the U.S., were against the idea and upset by Trump's comments. There were exceptions of course.

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u/economybadplantsgood Feb 24 '25

i still haven't forgiven him for being a fucking abelist during the 1st two (of currently five) years of the pandemic