Television news special on the CBC's licence renewal application before a CRTC public panel hearing. By way of introduction a cross-sectional look at the CBC is given.~Excerpts are shown from the following presentations: the President's views, CBC's Al Johnson; CBC Radio; the CBC's Northern Services; and interventions by groups and individuals expressing their views on the CBC's functioning.~Comments are made by Alan Fotheringham of the Vancouver Sun and Jean-Louis Gagnon, CRTC Commissioner.~Shown are excerpts of presentations by: Al Johnson, President of the CBC; W.T. Armstrong, Managing Director of English Radio; and Doug Ward, CBC Director of Northern Services, commenting on the effects of southern TV on native culture.~Interventions are made by: Lym MacDonald of the National Action Committee on the Status of Women concerning the portrayal of women; E. Marshall Wick, Canadian Association of the Deaf, concerning TV for the hard of hearing and the deaf; Nick Simmonds, Canada-Israel Committee, concerning the close-mindedness of CBC management to interest groups such as theirs; Reverend John O'Brien of the Interchurch Committee for Christian Programming; Ken Barnes, Committee for Improved Business Reporting; Peter Kent, CBC correspondent, concerning political pressure coming from the PMO's office; Mike Johnson of the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Rights Coalition; Murray Chercover, President of CTV; Robert Barclary of the Director's Guild; Kirwan Cox, Canadian filmmaker; Finlay Quinn, Canadian Film and TV Association; Terry Coles, CBC Affiliates; and Benno Friesen, MP; Ben Nobleman, Society for Canadian Talent.~Included are scenes and footage of: the Games of the 21st Olympiad; Margaret and Pierre Trudeau at the Olympiad; the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta; Toller Cranston, champion figure skater, performing; Frank Shuster in a sketch of political satire; Anne Murray, popular singer, performing; and the Hamilton Philharmonic performing.~ACTRA's (the Association of Canadian Televisin and Radio Arts) representative, Jack Gray, makes his intervention focusing on artist vulnerabilty. Then a backgrounder on the CRTC is provided, followed by a journalistic discussion of the production-oriented "sins" of the CBC. Comments are made by: Pierre Camu, CRTC chairman; Pat Pearce, CRTC commissioner; Don McNeil, CBC commentator; Alan Fotheringham, journalist, the Vancouver Sun; Budge Crawley, film producer; Pat Ferns, representative of the Canadian Film and Television Association; and A.W. Johnson, President of the CBC. <53mn 19s>