News making
CBC Opt Out Campaign
Here’s our latest from the National Citizens Coalition: OTTAWA – With the federal government struggling to emerge from a $36-billion deficit this year, taxpaye
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Canadian Energy
In Saudi lawsuit news…
Lawyers here, [EthicalOil.org] ran a tough-talking ad campaign on Oprah Winfrey Network Canada in August that has a woman announcer denounce Saudi oil imports:
Elections
Ontario policy election
The Ontario election is well underway in my home province and it looks as though it’ll be a rough-and-tumble time as we get to the first week of October when On
Columns
Why is the CBC is above the law?
The setup, from Kris Sims: OTTAWA – The CBC isn’t getting taken to the woodshed for airing vote results to western Canada on election night. In a letter to a co
Jack Layton
Jack Layton, 1950-2011
This morning I learned the terrible news of Jack Layton’s passing as the news spread instantly via Twitter. His final press conference in Ottawa this July left
Columns
We demand transparency!
News broke yesterday about the CBC’s Radio Canada hiring former separatist leader Gilles Duceppe to host a show on the french-language network. Canadians are ou
Digital Politics
Talking UK riots and free speech
I sat down with my friend Charles Adler to discuss the UK riots, root causes, and social media the Sun News Network:
Columns
Social media and free speech
During the London and UK riots last week, many commentators — myself included — wondered about a social media shutdown and mobile shutdown in affected areas. As
UK Politics
Riot Gear
Libertarians think property owners should be armed, conservatives want the police or army to come and crush the rioters and socialists want to create more entit