The Working families coalition plans to roll out their latest round of anti-Tory ads next week.
As former president John Adams once said, “facts are stubborn things” and the fact is Dalton McGuinty has contributed more to Ontario’s debt, then the 23 premieres, who preceded him. now the question becomes can Ontario’s afford four more years of McGuinty , and his union friends at the WFC.
Tonight Ezra Levant is exploring the impact of a little-known quasi judicial body. The Canadian broadcast standards Council. Its job is to self regulate television and radio broadcasts throughout Canada. Now, I’ve always been a bit weary of a group of appointed. literati telling Canadians what constitutes acceptable and unacceptable speech in Canada.
Of course no one would dispute that any community needs a general outline of best practices. However, when good intentions are cloaked in the supple hand of agenda driven politics, That’s when Canadians should start asking question’s . For example, one of the clauses in the code of conduct for the CBSC, subtly slips in the concept of a fairness doctrine.
Clause 6 – Full, Fair and Proper Presentation
It is recognized that the full, fair and proper presentation of news, opinion, comment and editorial is the prime and fundamental responsibility of each broadcaster. This principle shall apply to all radio and television programming, whether it relates to news, public affairs, magazine, talk, call-in, interview or other broadcasting formats in which news, opinion, comment or editorial may be expressed by broadcaster employees, their invited guests or callers.
The idea that a distant Mandarin in Ottawa or Toronto can self regulate a entire industry when the way Canadians are consuming media is drastically changing almost seems quaint. Finally, I will leave the last words to Milton Friedman.
The Ontario PCs might have just deke Dalton before tonight’s big game.
The Progressive Conservatives are taking their election battle to what’s expected to be one of the highest rated TV events this year.
The Tories are launching an attack ad aimed at Premier Dalton McGuinty that will air tonight during Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals.
The TV and radio ads portray McGuinty as the “taxman” — a politician who has raised taxes and will do so again if re-elected this fall.
The TV ad features an unflattering picture of McGuinty while an ominous voice warns viewers that the Liberal premier will hike taxes again.
The ad ends with more positive images of Conservative Leader Tim Hudak, promising to bring change to the province.
