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The Stephen Harper I Met

December 31st, 2009 · Comments

This story is a few years old but with all the recent “Conversation with the Prime Minister” specials airing in the last week or so, I thought I’d chime in with a story I have regarding our current Prime Minister, Mr. Stephen Harper.

We’ll have to go back to 2006, a magical time where Pirates of [...]

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Toronto Star wants to blame YOU for the Local TV Crisis!

December 21st, 2009 · Comments

If you read this Toronto Star article, they seem to want to lay the blame on you.
Maybe it is, maybe it isn’t.
Even from Day One of Canadian broadcasting, during the planning stages, the Americans wanted in.  They wanted in so they could expand their networks and audiences into Canada.  The first network, the CBRC even [...]

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Canadian TV in CRISIS! Day…the rest of them

November 17th, 2009 · Comments

Well, the hearings continue with the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) and Bell Canada (owners of Bell TV Satellite).
 
Frankly it was more of the same, CBC (a broadcaster) said they need value for their signal while Bell (a distributor) said they didn’t have their eye on the big picture and just wanted a bailout.
 
I have the [...]

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What’s happened this weekend?

November 15th, 2009 · Comments

Well Planet Earth,
 
A certain movie about the end of the world is doing real well, in fact is has about 225 million reasons why it’s doing real well.  Maybe they can save the earth with all that cash.
 
And this “celebrity” was caught for being over the legal limit after having ONE drink.  Either, said drink [...]

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Save the local TV tax?

October 13th, 2009 · Comments

Currently, Canada is in the midst of it’s own public battle.
 
Instead of healthcare, two sides are waging war over a simple matter.  We already have public healthcare and as far as I can tell, most Canadians are happy with that and wouldn’t wish American healthcare on their worst enemy.
 
No, no, instead Canada’s local TV broadcasters [...]

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