I wanted to stay loyal to CBC and the National as we need a public broadcaster in Canada. In my dreams, it would be a high quality network like PBS. The sad reality is that the slick new National is more cringeworthy than ever. Not only do we have endless commercials and  previews and recaps taking up broadcast time, now there are distracting full screenshots of the 2-4 new anchors. This, when there was actually a news item that is relevant, about the Fentanyl crisis. Why even bother calling it The National when the majority of coverage is about the U.S. and Donald Trump, more analysis than news focus, repeat features. Get back to basics CBC and report on the News Facts that are current. Consult your talented anchors, your audience, your rival networks, your own more successful local newscasts. Take a page from RIM's playbook and don't make the same mistakes.