CBC poised to join Eurovision Song Contest despite controversies, analysis argues
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J. Kelly Nestruck
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The article argues that the CBC should participate in the Eurovision Song Contest despite ongoing controversies, including over Israel's participation. It frames Eurovision as a "giant, glittery mess" that the straitlaced Canadian public broadcaster, prompted by Prime Minister Mark Carney, is poised to enter. The piece acknowledges the divisive timing but concludes the benefits of joining the world's biggest and campiest televised cultural event outweigh the risks.
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· 3 pulledOwing to a kick in the pants from Prime Minister Mark Carney, the straitlaced CBC seems poised to finally jump into the giant, glittery mess that is the Eurovision Song Contest.
All signs point to the national public broadcaster being on the brink of bringing Canada into the world's biggest and campiest televised cultural event – alas, at the exact moment when the once unifying European and Europhile music competition is at its most divisive.
But while the timing is not great, the benefits of taking part outweigh the risks of our country getting mired in yet another de
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