Michael Ignatieff
Ignatieff out of step with the UN on abortion
So there I was watching the National on CBC. It’s been quite a few days of discussion, at least in Conservative circles, about the partisan affiliation (or…
The National
8 posts on The National from Stephen Taylor's archive of Canadian political commentary.
CBC
Krista Erickson returns to the National tonight
My sources inside the CBC tell me that Krista Erickson returns to televised reporting in front of a national audience tonight on The National. She’s said to be…
Digital Politics
RallyforCanada.ca by the numbers
It is now just before 11am on Wednesday. Since I launched RallyforCanada.ca at 10am on Monday morning, the rallies have attracted a lot of attention. After 48…
CBC
CBC expresses its “regret”, again
On last night’s The National the CBC issued a statement of regret for the use of the video of Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan to illustrate a story about the…
CBC
CBC misuses images of Canadian soldiers
The following story was aired during The National last night on CBC. The story describes U.S. President George W. Bush’s veto of Democrat legislation limiting…
CBC
CBC’s Paul Hunter tries too hard on climate change story
Consider the following clip by the CBC’s Paul Hunter which aired on the National broadcast on January 9th, 2007. (Watch for the “curb” comment and the…
CBC
CBC offers regret for Lawand piece (video)
On last night’s The National on CBC, host Diana Swain offered the state-run broadcaster’s “regret” for the biased editing/reporting done in Christina Lawand’s…
Elections
Scene from the not too distant future
The National with Peter Mansbridge Mansbridge: “Tonight! Day 11 of the unwanted election campaign. Some Canadians still say that they aren’t ready for this…