Dear Larry, Prime Minister Harper is using his latest budget bill to seize unprecedented power over the CBC . Independent public media is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy, and we canot stand by and let the CBC be silenced and controlled for partisan political gain. We've teamed up with the Friends of Canadian Broadcasting to fight back -- Please join us and sign the urgent petition to Free the CBC from political interference , then forward this to everyone. With hope and respect, Matthew on behalf of the Leadnow.ca ----- Forwarded Message ----- Dear Friend, Jian Ghomeshi, Carol Off, Peter Mansbridge and every other journalist and creative person at the CBC will be beholden to Stephen Harper if he succeeds in the biggest and most sinister media takeover Canada has ever seen. Please help us to stop Harper by signing the Free CBC petition right now.