In the interest of balance [from my perspective] Natalie managed to get down on the ground and interview, or be shouted at depending on your perspective, an Innu Chief from Quebec for their side of the alleged controversial caribou hunt.
You can see Natalie and the Innu starting at 13.34 in.

Balanced is not the operative word [IMO] in the cuts being made to CBC radio regional shows, but particularly to the small market areas like Labrador, Corner Brook and others across the country.

I listened to the phone in show on Radio Noon yesterday; the guest was Richard Stursberg, CBC's vice-president of English services.
To me Mr.Stursburg sounded very much a proponent of South North communication, rather than getting views and news running in the north south direction.

While he made all the right noises and expressions of sympathy to the uniqueness of Labrador and expressed his knowledge that CBC is the only voice in the area none the less he gave no indication that the staffing and program cuts will be re visited.

Why I think Mr. Strursberg is not tuned into the needs of the small radio markets is that every time a caller, or the host, raised the importance of radio to the area he used television programming and viewer stats to make his point for any of the cuts. Plus he used examples like London and Hamilton Ont as NOT HAVING ANY local morning shows. Thing is they have alternatives and we don’t, as Mr. Stursberg acknowledge but ignores at the same time.

I understand that there is a large shortfall in funding and monies coming in to CBC, I still think on the whole the cuts are going to effect regions like Labrador far greater than say St. John’s.

Best we can hope for is a change in Ottawa. Or perhaps an epiphany by the CBC honchos on the way to the cottage [cabin]. After all CBC did sort of admit error after they cut the local super hour TV news, it was not long before it was back to almost it’s original.