...to protect your internet freedom? Will you come out from behind your anon and rush the government ramparts seeking something akin to "Arab Spring?"
Showing posts with label Freedom Of Expression. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Freedom Of Expression. Show all posts
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Tuesday, January 03, 2012
Two Gross Examples Of Political Correctness...
December 31, 2011
Words and The State: 2011 Edition
Early last November, during a heated discussion with her fellow passengers on a crowded Wimbledon to Croydon tram, a grumpy and stressed 34-year-old former dental receptionist named Emma West proffered up some rather un-PC opinions about immigration and what she saw as the loss of Britain's identity. The single mother of two remained in her seat throughout, and issued no physical or verbal threats, but she complained - profanely - that Britain's identity has been lost due to excessive immigration (she singled out Poles, Nicaraguans, and "blacks"), and opined that these people should go back and "sort out (their) own countries."
She would soon pay a massive price for her expressions. At the time of the incident British Transport officers merely escorted her off the tram and waited with her for the next one, but when one of her fellow passengers posted a cellphone video (language warning) a few weeks later, a nationwide womanhunt commenced - even the leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party got in on the act, issuing an "important appeal" to track her down - and on November 29th West was arrested and charged with racially-aggravated harassment. Denied bail over fears of revenge attacks after her home address was circulated online, the distraught West was sent to a category A prison ("the highest security prison in England…for 'prisoners…whose escape would be highly dangerous to the public or national security') and her children were taken away from her by social services.Now infamous, West would become an entirely unwitting lightning rod for inflamed passions on both sides of the immigration debate. British journalist and CNN host Piers Morgan tweeted that she should be deported, scores of "anti-racist" online commenters called for her to be beaten and/or raped, and multiple death threats were issued. On the other side, anti-immigration proponents and white nationalists of all stripes appropriated her name and image, and practically deified her for her anxious outburst.
Tough gig for a single working-class mum with a history of severe depression.
One week after Emma West was arrested and jailed, four Somali-born Muslim women who had brutally assaulted a passer-by, kicking her bloody and unconscious while shouting "kill the white slag!" and "white b****!", walked free from court. Unlike Emma West, they had not been charged with any race-related offences.
Posted by EBD at 8:07 PM Comments (59)
Words and The State: 2011 Edition
Early last November, during a heated discussion with her fellow passengers on a crowded Wimbledon to Croydon tram, a grumpy and stressed 34-year-old former dental receptionist named Emma West proffered up some rather un-PC opinions about immigration and what she saw as the loss of Britain's identity. The single mother of two remained in her seat throughout, and issued no physical or verbal threats, but she complained - profanely - that Britain's identity has been lost due to excessive immigration (she singled out Poles, Nicaraguans, and "blacks"), and opined that these people should go back and "sort out (their) own countries."
She would soon pay a massive price for her expressions. At the time of the incident British Transport officers merely escorted her off the tram and waited with her for the next one, but when one of her fellow passengers posted a cellphone video (language warning) a few weeks later, a nationwide womanhunt commenced - even the leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party got in on the act, issuing an "important appeal" to track her down - and on November 29th West was arrested and charged with racially-aggravated harassment. Denied bail over fears of revenge attacks after her home address was circulated online, the distraught West was sent to a category A prison ("the highest security prison in England…for 'prisoners…whose escape would be highly dangerous to the public or national security') and her children were taken away from her by social services.Now infamous, West would become an entirely unwitting lightning rod for inflamed passions on both sides of the immigration debate. British journalist and CNN host Piers Morgan tweeted that she should be deported, scores of "anti-racist" online commenters called for her to be beaten and/or raped, and multiple death threats were issued. On the other side, anti-immigration proponents and white nationalists of all stripes appropriated her name and image, and practically deified her for her anxious outburst.
Tough gig for a single working-class mum with a history of severe depression.
One week after Emma West was arrested and jailed, four Somali-born Muslim women who had brutally assaulted a passer-by, kicking her bloody and unconscious while shouting "kill the white slag!" and "white b****!", walked free from court. Unlike Emma West, they had not been charged with any race-related offences.
Posted by EBD at 8:07 PM Comments (59)
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Friday, November 18, 2011
Freedom Of Expression Denied In Parliament...
John Ivison: Advice for Tory foes: Shut the #!*% up
NDP MP Pat Martin made news when he Tweeted “This is a f---ing disgrace…closure again. And on the Budget. There’s no democracy in the world that would tolerate this jackboot s----.”
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Pat Martin’s use of the F-bomb on Twitter has provoked the same kind of outraged reaction that greeted Kenneth Tynan, the English theatre critic, when he was the first person to drop the four-letter verb on British television 46 years ago.
Since then, the Brits have progressed to Malcolm Tucker in the parliamentary satire, The Thick of It. The NDP MP is a rank amateur in the art of great swearing, when compared to the fictional and fantastically profane spin doctor — check out Tucker’s Law on YouTube for a true professional at work.
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NDP MP Pat Martin made news when he Tweeted “This is a f---ing disgrace…closure again. And on the Budget. There’s no democracy in the world that would tolerate this jackboot s----.”
38 Comments
Pat Martin’s use of the F-bomb on Twitter has provoked the same kind of outraged reaction that greeted Kenneth Tynan, the English theatre critic, when he was the first person to drop the four-letter verb on British television 46 years ago.
Since then, the Brits have progressed to Malcolm Tucker in the parliamentary satire, The Thick of It. The NDP MP is a rank amateur in the art of great swearing, when compared to the fictional and fantastically profane spin doctor — check out Tucker’s Law on YouTube for a true professional at work.
Read More »
Monday, October 03, 2011
Use Of Tactic Explained In Detail...
...in Chairman Mao's Red Book (liberal primer) in the chapter on diverting attention from criticism of the trough feeders.
Enough with the Race Card!
I was explaining to a Mexican visitor the other day that the Left's tried & true technique to shut down all debate on anything in Canada is to simply say, "We don't want any American-style ________ {fill in the blank however you wish}." This immediately stifles all real public discussion on the subject.
In America, a similar despicable technique has been deployed, in which you only need declare your opponent a "racist" and you've been able to destroy them and their arguments. This has worked very effectively for decades. Until now. Fair-minded Americans have grown absolutely fed up with the race card being played over & over & over again by Obama's foot soldiers, simply because someone "dares" disagree with his policies, most of which have been very destructive to America.
The latest race baiter is actor Morgan Freeman. Rex Murphy isn't having any of it. Neither are Dennis Miller or Herman Cain:
Posted by Robert at 8:46 PM
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Enough with the Race Card!
I was explaining to a Mexican visitor the other day that the Left's tried & true technique to shut down all debate on anything in Canada is to simply say, "We don't want any American-style ________ {fill in the blank however you wish}." This immediately stifles all real public discussion on the subject.
In America, a similar despicable technique has been deployed, in which you only need declare your opponent a "racist" and you've been able to destroy them and their arguments. This has worked very effectively for decades. Until now. Fair-minded Americans have grown absolutely fed up with the race card being played over & over & over again by Obama's foot soldiers, simply because someone "dares" disagree with his policies, most of which have been very destructive to America.
The latest race baiter is actor Morgan Freeman. Rex Murphy isn't having any of it. Neither are Dennis Miller or Herman Cain:
Posted by Robert at 8:46 PM
Comments (10)
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Not On The Streets Of A City In The Middle East But...
...in your/our own backyard!
Those Moderate Muslims!
Posted by Kate at 10:24 AM
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Those Moderate Muslims!
Posted by Kate at 10:24 AM
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Pleasing your enemies does not turn them into friends.
Friday, September 23, 2011
In Support of Haroon Siddiqui's Position...
The clever tactics of Islamophobes
Baby Boomers
Those moderate Muslims!
An Islamist insurgent-run radio station in Somalia says it is awarding guns, bombs and books to three children in a Koran recital contest.
Andulus radio station is run by the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab militia.
The station announced Monday that the first prize winner in the contest received a rifle and $700, the second prize winner got a rifle and $500, and the third prize winner received two bombs.
All three children also received religious books.
h/t Bemused
Posted by Kate at 12:31 PM
Comments (46)
1. If you refine heroin for a living,
but you have a moral objection to liquor.
You may be a Muslim
2. If you own a $3,000 machine gun and $5,000 rocket launcher,
but you can't afford shoes.
You may be a Muslim
3. If you have more wives than teeth.
You may be a Muslim
4. If you wipe your butt with your bare hand,
but consider bacon unclean.
You may be a Muslim
5. If you think vests come in two styles:
Bullet-proof and suicide.
You may be a Muslim
6. If you can't think of anyone
you haven't declared Jihad against.
You may be a Muslim
7. If you consider television dangerous,
but routinely carry explosives in your clothing.
You may be a Muslim
8. If you were amazed to discover that cell phones
have uses other than setting off roadside bombs.
You may be a Muslim
9. If you have nothing against women
and think every man should own at least four.
You may be a Muslim
10. If you find this offensive or racist
and don't forward it.
You may be a Muslim
Baby Boomers
Those moderate Muslims!
An Islamist insurgent-run radio station in Somalia says it is awarding guns, bombs and books to three children in a Koran recital contest.
Andulus radio station is run by the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab militia.
The station announced Monday that the first prize winner in the contest received a rifle and $700, the second prize winner got a rifle and $500, and the third prize winner received two bombs.
All three children also received religious books.
h/t Bemused
Posted by Kate at 12:31 PM
Comments (46)
but you have a moral objection to liquor.
You may be a Muslim
2. If you own a $3,000 machine gun and $5,000 rocket launcher,
but you can't afford shoes.
You may be a Muslim
3. If you have more wives than teeth.
You may be a Muslim
4. If you wipe your butt with your bare hand,
but consider bacon unclean.
You may be a Muslim
5. If you think vests come in two styles:
Bullet-proof and suicide.
You may be a Muslim
6. If you can't think of anyone
you haven't declared Jihad against.
You may be a Muslim
7. If you consider television dangerous,
but routinely carry explosives in your clothing.
You may be a Muslim
8. If you were amazed to discover that cell phones
have uses other than setting off roadside bombs.
You may be a Muslim
9. If you have nothing against women
and think every man should own at least four.
You may be a Muslim
10. If you find this offensive or racist
and don't forward it.
You may be a Muslim
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Sun News Adds Another Gladiator Of Truth...
Coren steps into the Arena
Michael Coren agrees there is a fine line between being sensitive to issues and aggressively pushing for answers — and with his new show, he consistently plans to cross that boundary.
Only those who never watched the show would think all sides were not represented. There were hard line and orthodox Muslims who were regulars, gay activists, pro life activists and people from all the political parties."
Tuesday, June 07, 2011
Wednesday, April 06, 2011
Before Reaing Be Cautioned...It Is Written By
Is God a racist?
John R. Ray
Orthodox Jews seem to claim that God made a covenant with them as a nation, as a particular genetic group or race. I doubt that. From Moses on right through the Hebrew prophets, Yahveh (the name of God in the Hebrew Bible, sometimes translated as "Jehovah" in English Bibles) poured out imprecations and condemnations on the Israelites if they strayed from the true religion. It would seem clear that Yahveh defined his people by their RELIGION rather than by their race.
So how does that leave modern Jews in the eyes of Yahveh? As an atheist, I am in a poor position to say but if we assume his existence and read his words in the Bible, it does not look too good. They obey the Torah only selectively (they no longer put homosexuals to death, for instance) and they have not rebuilt the Temple in Jerusalem despite being in a good position to do so.
Additionally they have done the exact opposite of what he intended regarding his name. We read in Psalm 83:18 "That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth" (KJV). Yahveh clearly had big ambitions for his name and regarded himself as ruling not only the Israelites but all the earth. And even in the Ten Commandments, he stressed the importance and dignity of his name -- forbidding disrespectful use of it.
Yet what did Israelites, starting from around 200 AD or earlier, do? Far from proclaiming Yahveh's mighty name worldwide, they stopped using it altogether! And modern Jews do the same. I can't see Yahveh being pleased with that! No wonder he let the Romans boot them out of Israel.
So has Yahveh transferred his support to the Christians? It's possible. On numbers alone it would seem so. The descendants (spiritual descendants?) of Abraham were promised that they would be a multitude throughout the earth. "Abraham" means "father of a multitude" and we read: "And he brought him [Abraham] forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be". (Gen 15:5).
The Christians are that multitude but Jews are not. On best estimates there are even 200 million Christians in China these days. So whom does this text best fit? Jews or Christians: "I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. (Genesis 12:2-3)". It's a matter of opinion, of course but it is Christians who have both the numbers and the influence. And has not Christian civilization been a great blessing to the whole world? And "Jew" is much more often a curse than a blessing.
And remember that respect for his law was what Yahveh cared about. He even provided a nifty executive summary of it (or what scientists would call an "Abstract"). I refer of course to the Ten Commandments. And Christians are very zealous about teaching the Ten Commandments. And they distribute Bibles worldwide that contain the Torah in full.
What would I know? Nothing, perhaps. But that is what I see in the Hebrew scriptures. I probably should give theology up.
Update:
OK. The post above was a bit facetious and that was probably bad of me. Of greater concern is that the post may be seen as anti-Jewish and pro-Christian. It is neither. I give Christian theology a hard time too -- as you can see from my Scripture blog. It is just that as an atheist I am in a position to read the original texts without religious preconceptions and I like to do that. Doing that does produce some awkward conclusions at times, though.
John R. Ray
Orthodox Jews seem to claim that God made a covenant with them as a nation, as a particular genetic group or race. I doubt that. From Moses on right through the Hebrew prophets, Yahveh (the name of God in the Hebrew Bible, sometimes translated as "Jehovah" in English Bibles) poured out imprecations and condemnations on the Israelites if they strayed from the true religion. It would seem clear that Yahveh defined his people by their RELIGION rather than by their race.
So how does that leave modern Jews in the eyes of Yahveh? As an atheist, I am in a poor position to say but if we assume his existence and read his words in the Bible, it does not look too good. They obey the Torah only selectively (they no longer put homosexuals to death, for instance) and they have not rebuilt the Temple in Jerusalem despite being in a good position to do so.
Additionally they have done the exact opposite of what he intended regarding his name. We read in Psalm 83:18 "That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth" (KJV). Yahveh clearly had big ambitions for his name and regarded himself as ruling not only the Israelites but all the earth. And even in the Ten Commandments, he stressed the importance and dignity of his name -- forbidding disrespectful use of it.
Yet what did Israelites, starting from around 200 AD or earlier, do? Far from proclaiming Yahveh's mighty name worldwide, they stopped using it altogether! And modern Jews do the same. I can't see Yahveh being pleased with that! No wonder he let the Romans boot them out of Israel.
So has Yahveh transferred his support to the Christians? It's possible. On numbers alone it would seem so. The descendants (spiritual descendants?) of Abraham were promised that they would be a multitude throughout the earth. "Abraham" means "father of a multitude" and we read: "And he brought him [Abraham] forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be". (Gen 15:5).
The Christians are that multitude but Jews are not. On best estimates there are even 200 million Christians in China these days. So whom does this text best fit? Jews or Christians: "I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. (Genesis 12:2-3)". It's a matter of opinion, of course but it is Christians who have both the numbers and the influence. And has not Christian civilization been a great blessing to the whole world? And "Jew" is much more often a curse than a blessing.
And remember that respect for his law was what Yahveh cared about. He even provided a nifty executive summary of it (or what scientists would call an "Abstract"). I refer of course to the Ten Commandments. And Christians are very zealous about teaching the Ten Commandments. And they distribute Bibles worldwide that contain the Torah in full.
What would I know? Nothing, perhaps. But that is what I see in the Hebrew scriptures. I probably should give theology up.
Update:
OK. The post above was a bit facetious and that was probably bad of me. Of greater concern is that the post may be seen as anti-Jewish and pro-Christian. It is neither. I give Christian theology a hard time too -- as you can see from my Scripture blog. It is just that as an atheist I am in a position to read the original texts without religious preconceptions and I like to do that. Doing that does produce some awkward conclusions at times, though.
Green Party Sets Double Standard...
Personally I personally Would be more likely to watch this group than ...
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
Mandela And The ANC Seem To Have Solved...
...most of the problems of the country and it's people and are now zeroing in on political correctness...
South Africa, having solved all other problems, turns attention to sushi
South Africa has been recently on edge as national hero and democratic revolutionary Nelson Mandela, now 92-years-old, has been hospitalized with a respiratory infection. But the party that he led to power after the fall of apatheid has not forgotten that they still must be working to improve the lives of the people:
The Associated Press reports:
South Africa’s governing party has pronounced: eating sushi off the body of a model in a bikini is politically incorrect.
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South Africa, having solved all other problems, turns attention to sushi
South Africa has been recently on edge as national hero and democratic revolutionary Nelson Mandela, now 92-years-old, has been hospitalized with a respiratory infection. But the party that he led to power after the fall of apatheid has not forgotten that they still must be working to improve the lives of the people:
The Associated Press reports:
South Africa’s governing party has pronounced: eating sushi off the body of a model in a bikini is politically incorrect.
Read More »
Friday, January 14, 2011
Giving Equal Time...
Name that Boat: Readers christen the Canada boat to Gaza
REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad..Malaysian man wears a paper hat depicting the Mavi Marmara, the Turkish ship stormed by Israeli marines as it approached Gaza
In an editorial that appeared in Friday’s National Post, we invited readers to name the proposed Canadian Boat to Gaza, a project backed by Canadian activist groups who support the small terrorist-controlled enclave next to Israel.The response was immediate. The activists have proposed a number of names, including “Apartheid Buster,” “Ark of Eden,” “The Louis Riel,” and (our favourite) “Gaza Post.”
Following is a list of some alternatives proposed by National Post readers: • S.S. Moronic • Wankers Aweigh • The Falla-sea • Hamas-ter and Commander
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In an editorial that appeared in Friday’s National Post, we invited readers to name the proposed Canadian Boat to Gaza, a project backed by Canadian activist groups who support the small terrorist-controlled enclave next to Israel.The response was immediate. The activists have proposed a number of names, including “Apartheid Buster,” “Ark of Eden,” “The Louis Riel,” and (our favourite) “Gaza Post.”
Following is a list of some alternatives proposed by National Post readers: • S.S. Moronic • Wankers Aweigh • The Falla-sea • Hamas-ter and Commander
Read More »
Sunday, January 09, 2011
Holy Mackeral Andy...
...someone in the mainstream media has had "the balls" to actually spellout the Nword...nigger. Two generations now know what the Nword spelled and as of 12.24PM on Sunday, November 9, 2001 the world has not come to an end and the blacks in North American have not taken to the streets although if they wanted to do so to protest the replacement word "slave" I would support them.
Globe Editorial
Huckleberry Finn: The problem of that word
To delete the word “nigger” from its 200-plus appearances in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, and replace it with “slave,” is to evade the problem of education. It is to falsify a world as a precondition for teaching about it. Jan 08, 2011
Globe Editorial
Huckleberry Finn: The problem of that word
To delete the word “nigger” from its 200-plus appearances in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, and replace it with “slave,” is to evade the problem of education. It is to falsify a world as a precondition for teaching about it. Jan 08, 2011
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Isn't This The Truth....
The Year in Ideas: The death of humour
The year has been notable for the amount of offence that was taken at so little. In Canada especially, where hurt feelings are now specifically compensated in human rights law, taking offence looks like a growth industry
The year has been notable for the amount of offence that was taken at so little. In Canada especially, where hurt feelings are now specifically compensated in human rights law, taking offence looks like a growth industry
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Friday, November 26, 2010
Common Sense Returning To TV...
On the air: SUN NEWS granted licence
By QMI Agency
The line for shuddering and moaning on the political left forms here.
Sun TV News, Quebecor's all-news network, has been approved by Canada's broadcast regulator.
The CRTC announced on Friday that it has granted the forthcoming national news service approval to broadcast as an English-language, Category 2, specialty TV channel.
In its statement, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission reiterated "the importance of maintaining and enhancing the plurality of editorial voices in local and national markets and ensuring that Canadians are exposed to an appropriate plurality of those voices."
"The licensing of additional competitive mainstream national news services is one means of achieving this objective," the CRTC statement added.
The CRTC's list of Category 2 specialty channels is wide-ranging and includes services such as Animal Planet, National Geographic Channel, the NHL Network, GameTV and Nikelodeon.
"Today marks the dawn of a new era for Canadian news media," Quebecor Media president and CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau said in a statement reacting to the CRTC announcement.
"[Sun TV News] will aim to challenge conventional wisdom and offer Canadians a new choice and a new voice on TV."
Run by Quebecor's TVA Group and Sun Media divisions, the new right-leaning network will replace the over-the-air Sun TV station in Toronto and have its headquarters there.
'Hard news and straight talk'
Since Péladeau unveiled plans for the network in June, its motto has been "hard news and straight talk." Some in the industry have dubbed the service "Fox News North" — a label Sun TV News officials have rejected.
Quebecor had initially sought Category 1 status, which would guarantee it a place among the default channels for all cable subscribers, like news rivals such as CBC News Network and CTV News Channel.
However, the CRTC is not considering new tier-one broadcast licences until October 2011, following the switchover of all Canadian TV signals from over-the-air to digital.
The media company subsequently requested a must-carry exemption for its Category 2 licence bid. The request was to be the subject of a public hearing scheduled this month, but Quebecor announced it was dropping the must-carry bid in October.
In recent months, Sun TV News has announced a number of high-profile hirings, including former CBC journalist Krista Erickson, commentator and broadcaster Charles Adler, veteran journalist David Akin, radio broadcaster Brian Lilley and columnist Ezra Levant.
The network is expected to take to the airwaves in spring 2011.
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/arts/media/story/2010/11/26/crtc-sun-tv-licence.html?ref=rss#ixzz16PmmVSYO
By QMI Agency
The line for shuddering and moaning on the political left forms here.
Sun TV News, Quebecor's all-news network, has been approved by Canada's broadcast regulator.
The CRTC announced on Friday that it has granted the forthcoming national news service approval to broadcast as an English-language, Category 2, specialty TV channel.
In its statement, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission reiterated "the importance of maintaining and enhancing the plurality of editorial voices in local and national markets and ensuring that Canadians are exposed to an appropriate plurality of those voices."
"The licensing of additional competitive mainstream national news services is one means of achieving this objective," the CRTC statement added.
The CRTC's list of Category 2 specialty channels is wide-ranging and includes services such as Animal Planet, National Geographic Channel, the NHL Network, GameTV and Nikelodeon.
"Today marks the dawn of a new era for Canadian news media," Quebecor Media president and CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau said in a statement reacting to the CRTC announcement.
"[Sun TV News] will aim to challenge conventional wisdom and offer Canadians a new choice and a new voice on TV."
Run by Quebecor's TVA Group and Sun Media divisions, the new right-leaning network will replace the over-the-air Sun TV station in Toronto and have its headquarters there.
'Hard news and straight talk'
Since Péladeau unveiled plans for the network in June, its motto has been "hard news and straight talk." Some in the industry have dubbed the service "Fox News North" — a label Sun TV News officials have rejected.
Quebecor had initially sought Category 1 status, which would guarantee it a place among the default channels for all cable subscribers, like news rivals such as CBC News Network and CTV News Channel.
However, the CRTC is not considering new tier-one broadcast licences until October 2011, following the switchover of all Canadian TV signals from over-the-air to digital.
The media company subsequently requested a must-carry exemption for its Category 2 licence bid. The request was to be the subject of a public hearing scheduled this month, but Quebecor announced it was dropping the must-carry bid in October.
In recent months, Sun TV News has announced a number of high-profile hirings, including former CBC journalist Krista Erickson, commentator and broadcaster Charles Adler, veteran journalist David Akin, radio broadcaster Brian Lilley and columnist Ezra Levant.
The network is expected to take to the airwaves in spring 2011.
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/arts/media/story/2010/11/26/crtc-sun-tv-licence.html?ref=rss#ixzz16PmmVSYO
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Universities And Freedom Of Expression...
...the Ultimate Oxymoron. Universities have allowed groups to hijack the administration and taken to the extreme the adage that shouting fire in a crowd is not allowed in their version of freedom of expression.
Chris Selley’s Full Pundit: Free speech is where it’s at
Universal derision
In which various university presidents make their lives far more difficult than they need to be.
In the National Post, David Frum compares York University’s reception of right-wing academic Daniel Pipes (a briefing on hate speech, and an eventually cancelled appearance) to its reception of socialist former British MP George Galloway (a non-cancelled speech conducted under police protection paid for by students, with threats of legal action against protesters), and concludes there’s something rather wrong with this picture.
No kidding. Setting aside the fact the situations aren’t precisely analogous, and all the various allegations against Mr. Pipes and Mr. Galloway levelled by their ideological opponents, what we really don’t get is this: What kind of self-respecting university president wouldn’t bend over backwards, even if it costs him a few bucks, to ensure he presides over a bastion of absolute (or as absolute as possible) free speech? As Sun Media’s Ezra Levant says, they’re supposed to be in charge of educating young people. What the hell kind of message are they sending? (Mind you, as someone who applauded Mr. Galloway initially being kept out of Canada because he doesn’t like him — and because there was, technically speaking, a legal justification for doing so — Levant isn’t exactly dripping with credibility on this subject.)
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Chris Selley’s Full Pundit: Free speech is where it’s at
Universal derision
In which various university presidents make their lives far more difficult than they need to be.
In the National Post, David Frum compares York University’s reception of right-wing academic Daniel Pipes (a briefing on hate speech, and an eventually cancelled appearance) to its reception of socialist former British MP George Galloway (a non-cancelled speech conducted under police protection paid for by students, with threats of legal action against protesters), and concludes there’s something rather wrong with this picture.
No kidding. Setting aside the fact the situations aren’t precisely analogous, and all the various allegations against Mr. Pipes and Mr. Galloway levelled by their ideological opponents, what we really don’t get is this: What kind of self-respecting university president wouldn’t bend over backwards, even if it costs him a few bucks, to ensure he presides over a bastion of absolute (or as absolute as possible) free speech? As Sun Media’s Ezra Levant says, they’re supposed to be in charge of educating young people. What the hell kind of message are they sending? (Mind you, as someone who applauded Mr. Galloway initially being kept out of Canada because he doesn’t like him — and because there was, technically speaking, a legal justification for doing so — Levant isn’t exactly dripping with credibility on this subject.)
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Sunday, November 21, 2010
Thank Gawd There Are Some Cracks In Leftwing Version Of Freedom Of Expression...
Paul Russell: Readers love Blatchford, Beck, naughty statues and bread pudding
When four excerpts from Christie Blatchford’s book about Caledonia graced our pages this week — the first one coming the same day as a front-page story about the author being barred from speaking at the University of Waterloo due to student protests — readers flooded our mailbox with notes of support.
“Christie Blatchford should be happy Dan Kellar and his band of goons interrupted her speech,” wrote Tim Lemieux. “What would have been a presentation to a small audience has now become national news, and has helped bring even more attention to her excellent new book, Helpless. Thanks, Dan.”
“Dan Kellar’s self-chained protest at the University of Waterloo focused my attention on the excerpt about the suspension of Canadian law in Caledonia, Ont.,” added Judy Turner. “Ms. Blatchford’s recounting of this episode shows how easily the special status received by today’s savvy natives (and sometimes others) can be used to manipulate our politicians, our laws and freedom of speech.”
– More than two dozen letter writers lined up to slap the proverbial wrist of columnist Jonathan Kay this week, after he dared criticize conservative commentator Glenn Beck in his column last Saturday, “The George Soros effect.”
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When four excerpts from Christie Blatchford’s book about Caledonia graced our pages this week — the first one coming the same day as a front-page story about the author being barred from speaking at the University of Waterloo due to student protests — readers flooded our mailbox with notes of support.
“Christie Blatchford should be happy Dan Kellar and his band of goons interrupted her speech,” wrote Tim Lemieux. “What would have been a presentation to a small audience has now become national news, and has helped bring even more attention to her excellent new book, Helpless. Thanks, Dan.”
“Dan Kellar’s self-chained protest at the University of Waterloo focused my attention on the excerpt about the suspension of Canadian law in Caledonia, Ont.,” added Judy Turner. “Ms. Blatchford’s recounting of this episode shows how easily the special status received by today’s savvy natives (and sometimes others) can be used to manipulate our politicians, our laws and freedom of speech.”
– More than two dozen letter writers lined up to slap the proverbial wrist of columnist Jonathan Kay this week, after he dared criticize conservative commentator Glenn Beck in his column last Saturday, “The George Soros effect.”
Read More »
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
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- Unhypentated Canadian
- I lean to the right but I still have a heart and if I have a mission it is to respond to attacks on people not available to protect themselves and to point out the hypocrisy of the left at every opportunity.MY MAJOR GOAL IS HIGHLIGHT THE HYPOCRISY AND STUPIDITY OF THE LEFTISTS ON TORONTO CITY COUNCIL. Last word: In the final analysis this blog is a relief valve for my rants/raves.