They have great documentaries, movies and tv series such as North of North.

The more that people use their services the more funding they can can receive from the federal government to expand their programming lineup.

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    There is also a NFB (National Film Board) app that has many films both long and short. From the Logdrivers Waltz to Discordia ( a film featuring Aaron Mate) about Anti-Netenyahu protests at Concordia University

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    North of North is pretty good

    I also love Baroness Von Sketch show, but nobody else seems to like it as much. Great Canadian Baking show, Best in Miniature.

    Non-canadian, but Grand Designs is good (love the NZ one)

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    It’s an alright service, I just wish they would have used/merged the same login for CBC and Radio-Canada content instead of 2 different sites with 2 different logins.

    As for premium, I would also have preferred that they removed the ads in the “live feeds”. I’d be fine with it just being a screen with the CBC logo and the text “Ad Break”.

    At least the pricing (6$ for Gem) seems fair.

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    Or sign up for premium if you’d like to contribute.

    TVO is also has some nice programming for those in Ontario. Also a non-profit.

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      TVO is good. The Tripping the series is great.

      It knows exactly who its intended audience is, and it’s a pretty fuckin’ niche one (x-heads who also want some Canadian history and naturalist edutainment).

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      ugh… this is the worst part about GEM… login? premium?

      hello… i already pay for premium CBC GEM… it’s called TAXES… and if they’re not getting enough funding, then i also support increasing their funding. not forcing me to create yet another login and password for something

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          How is it entitlement?

          I am a huge supporter of the CBC. But it should be funded properly, instead of asking for subscription fees. It is a gov’t service

          Would you be OK having to pay a subscription fee to use your local library? Or do you use it for free?

          Wow, so entitled!

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            My guess is the government pays for maintenance and the subscriptions are for development/improvement.

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    the federal government to expand their programming lineup.

    so stolen money from taxpayers. I don’t fault anyone for using government programs that they are forced to pay for, lord knows I do, but encourage their use in hopes they’ll get more tax money, that’s pretty wack.