So this October 26th, many cities in Ontario will be heading to the polls to elect a new leader in their municipalities. What I was shocked to see was that my local CBC station (Ottawa) would NOT be airing election coverage live on TV, in which they divert viewers to watch a live stream on YouTube and CBC Gem.
This was, pretty annoying, seeing as this is the government funded broadcaster you'd think that they would preempt programing for such an important event.
What I was shocked to see, was CBC Toronto is doing exactly that! They have a 3-hour block after their newscast dedicated to the election, followed by the national at 10 PM.
So what gives? Why broadcast Toronto's, yet make Ottawa watch a live stream? Personally super annoying!!
EDIT: for anyone curious, in the slot that CBC deemed to important to replace was Coronation Street, Family Feud Canada, Murdoch Mysteries Off-Menu Murdoch, and Jack Wright.