January 2007
17 posts from January 2007.
Foreign Affairs and Defence
Arar settlement tomorrow?
I’m hearing rumours that there will be an official announcement tomorrow (media availability?) concerning the Canadian government and Maher Arar. I’ve heard an…
CBC
PMO’s letter of complaint to the CBC
This letter’s been floating around among a few reporters. I received the following text in my email’s inbox this morning. Dear Mr Gilbert, To be sure, freedom…
Canadian Media
Telecaster’s Jim D. Patterson is a Liberal. What are the consequences for free opinion and fair elections?
Yesterday, on Dave Rutherford’s show, the Calgary radio host had Jim Patterson, CEO of Telecaster (TVB). Rutherford got right to the point which I first raised…
Canadian Media
Is TVB’s Jim D. Patterson a Liberal partisan?
Yesterday, I broke the story about how a regulatory body of Canada’s private broadcasters was apparently holding back advertising produced by the Canadian…
Canadian Media
Shutting down speech on Canadian television
In Canada like the United States, television content is subject to review by regulatory bodies for a variety of reasons. In Canada, however, this material is…
Justin Trudeau
Trudeau and Kennedy to be blocked by Dion?
I’m hearing that Justin Trudeau may face an interesting challenge partially originating from the Liberal leader Dion if the son of the late Liberal PM seeks…
Conservative Party of Canada
Jason Kenney interview
This week I had the chance to sit down and have a chat with Jason Kenney, the new Secretary of State for Multiculturalism. Kenney has been working…
Liberal Party of Canada
Tous Ensemble
Wajid Khan – tous ensemble! Jean Lapierre – tous ensemble! Mark Persaud – tous ensemble! Brenda Chamberlain – tous ensemble! Raymond Bonin – tous ensemble!…