Sometime in the early 1970s I heard a song from Bruce Cockburn’s “Joy Will Find A Way” album, I think it might have been “A long-time-love song”, on the CBC radio program “Touch the Earth”. To the best of my knowledge I hadn’t previously been exposed to Cockburn’s music, and I wanted to hear more. When I had enough money scraped together, I went out and purchased that LP, one of my first ever.
CBC radio has continued to provide a welcome alternative to the mainstream radio alternatives ever since, and for that I’m grateful.
However sometimes tough love is required. That’s why I’ve been known to criticize Canada’s national broadcaster.