Posted AT 8:44 AM EDT on 28/06/07
CBC ‘wish list' experiment dogged by controversy
TORONTO — An online experiment involving the CBC and Facebook has become dominated by debates over abortion and same-sex marriage, with the public broadcaster defending the informal poll as a successful foray into new media.
The Great Canadian Wish List — in which Canadians are encouraged to visit a Facebook page to post their hope for the future — comes to a close this weekend with a call to ban abortion as the No.
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