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I don’t watch a lot of network TV, preferring to stream stuff on my own schedule. However, I have been watching The Great British Bake-Off series each Sunday on CBC. Last week, I noticed something that I thought was peculiar, and yesterday evening I confirmed it.
The show is scheduled as a 90-minute broadcast. But of that 90 minutes, a full 37 minutes (or about 40%) is commercials. No only that but the ads now come in huge batches — some segments being 5 minutes long!
The CRTC used to have strict rules about the amount of commercial time per hour but my reading of the current regulations suggest there are now “no limits” for TV stations. That is a bizarre way of killing the golden goose because I will no longer watch network CBC and will switch entirely to Gem for their shows which eliminates the need for me to be deluged in commercials.
Jak's View of Vancouver v.3 
Try CBC A.M. Radio (Radio One). No commercials! many programs of intelligent and pertinent commentary.
Try, for example, The Current, 8:37 to 10:00 a.m. weekday mornings. In my books it’s excellent public radio. I never watch TV so what goes on there is not an issue for me.