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Style Over Substance

CBC reports that CanWest Global is in the hot-seat for altering the meaning of reports it obtains from other news agencies. They have evidently been peppering Middle-East news with the word ‘terrorist’ when describing mainly Arab groups. No kidding. As an example, Schlesinger cited a recent Reuters story, in which the original copy read: “…the ... Read More

Internet Radio for the Right

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I originally asked this question over at the Western Standard Blog in a comment, but I’d like to know why those on the right of the political spectrum in Canada haven’t considered setting up their own Internet radio station? It seems http://westernstandard.blogs.com/shotgun/2004/09/e_read.html#commentsto me that this would be much more productive than the continual carping about ... Read More

News: The Other Dot-BOMB

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The Toronto Star has joined the ranks of the Globe & Mail and Canwest Global. What they used to provide for free, for a short period, they now provide for pay (or under the guise of “registration”), for a shorter period. (The Canwest group actually charges for web content) What the hell am I on ... Read More

Patronage Pays

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Here’s a prime example of why I’ll never vote for Ben Mulroney when he eventually manages to slime his way into the Conservative Party of Canada. (Or whatever it will be called by then.): “Whether anyone wants to hear this or not, this is a fact: Patronage, in and of itself, is not a bad ... Read More

Taking ‘Those Bastards’ To Court

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A group of Canadian cattle producers, desperate to get the Canada/U.S. border opened to the shipment of live cattle again, is turning up the heat on this issue by suing the U.S. government for violating NAFTA. That should get their attention right? Well, actually, no it won’t. Canada’s softwood lumber producers already tried this tactic ... Read More

Too Much Of A Good Thing, The Sequel

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When Paul Martin launched his own weblog, I was momentarily excited about the prospect. What could be hipper than a Prime Minister with a weblog? It was almost as if the ghost of Pierre Trudeau had whispered in Martin’s ear. “Be a man. Tell them who you are. Remember my checkered pants, my cape, and ... Read More

Too Much Of A Good Thing

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While I think that blogging is a good thing, you can have too much of it. I’m talking about blogs by politicians. They tend to suck, by and large, because politicians just don’t grok blog style communication. Belinda’s blog sucked. Ed Broadbent’s blog sucked, except for the notable post where he temporarily supersized his testicles ... Read More

People Registry Rivals Gun Registry

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Like a bad reality TV show, Canada’s People Registry threatens not only to bring Orwellian databases further into our day-to-day living, but to out-boondoggle the mother of all boondoggles — the federal gun registry. As if you needed any clearer signalling, it is learned that Liberal spender, er, MP, Denis Coderre spearheaded the unpopular Immigrant ... Read More

Not A Pharmacare In The World

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Those of you who were salivating over the prospect of a national pharmacare program (I’m guessing that would be the people who don’t have decent coverage through an employer), are out of luck — at least for the time being: Prime Minister Paul Martin cold-shouldered the idea of a national pharmacare plan Thursday, suggesting the ... Read More

Weight Watchers Is Cheaper

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The $13.91 I pay each week for my Weight Watchers (WW) membership seems cheap by comparison to what some Canadians are putting themselves through: Obese Canadians are heading to the U.S. for weight reduction surgery, frustrated with having to wait as long as six years for the procedure in Canada. Desperate men and women from ... Read More