As Harper tries to kill the CBC through starvation...

... the thug who calls himself a prime minister may be pissing off voters in a few tenuous ridings.

It seems Greater Victoria and Vancouver Island radio listeners prefer local CBC programming over the stuff being produced by the trailing private station (owned by CTVGlobemedia).

Update: As pointed out by SJ in comments, CBC also held the lead in Halifax, Ottawa-Gatineau (anglophone), Toronto and Vancouver (where it overtook CKNW). Check it out. (pdf warning.)