We have the same issue up here with Bell and Starchoice, although they are allowing you to buy SOME channels outside of packages, but that tuns $4.99 a channel I think. Which given the current exchange rate is like $5.43 USD. (Had to get that dig in there... first time we are above the US dollar in my lifetime)

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