Stéphane Dion
Liberal vs. Conservative narratives
in 2007 and post Liberal leadership, we’re seeing two narratives emerge on the federal political landscape. The Conservatives are telling us that Stephane Dion…
Archive: 2007
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Jack Layton
Cows with SARS, in our cities
Some say that the NDP has lost touch with rural constituents. Some accuse Jack of being too Toronto-centric in his views. Cows with SARS! From the Brandon…
Conservative Party of Canada
Liberal meltdown
This week was the first week back after a break for Canada’s New Government. Climate change was expected to lead the agenda as it seems to be the sole issue on…
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…