Hmmm ... I suggest Canada can afford it. The recent proposal to go ad-free would cost us a staggering $12 a head and that's certainly affordable. As for the case here, where I suggest CBC should be showing us quality material such as this Shakespeare series - if funding is an issue 9and clearly it is) then perhaps a little less money spent on drivel such as the current Korean corner shop thing would free up the funding for Shakespeare. It is clear that no other Canadian broadcaster is going near that sort of thing so really the CBC should be filling in the gaps by doing so. CBC is essential, it really is, but it could be so much better if properly funded.