tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post146743021208630990..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Harper's Favourite Jailbird - A Man of Many Convictions.The Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-61751282353951620882016-09-21T15:51:00.276-07:002016-09-21T15:51:00.276-07:00Anyong: Since what time has Alberta ever had diver...Anyong: Since what time has Alberta ever had diverse views about anything?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-31627434207975878362016-09-21T14:27:03.028-07:002016-09-21T14:27:03.028-07:00Yes, NPoV, finally, a true believer. I've been...<br />Yes, NPoV, finally, a true believer. I've been writing, it seems forever, that our democratic restoration has to begin with the breakup of the corporate media cartel. What difference does it make how our votes are cast if we don't have a properly informed electorate. The corporate media purvey not information, not news, but messaging which, unlike information, is inherently proprietary and, as such, easily commodified.<br /><br />We understood the problem in the 70s (Davey commission report) and in the later Kent commission report but have allowed corporate messaging outlets to take over Canada's mainstream media.<br /><br />Do you hear any party calling for the cartel's overthrow? Only one party even has a policy on this - the Greens.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-72675384734069246342016-09-21T14:14:57.760-07:002016-09-21T14:14:57.760-07:00Hey,
The best part of this article (IMHO):
"C...Hey,<br />The best part of this article (IMHO):<br />"Curiously, two prominent books on the Harper administration by Paul Wells and John Ibbitson barely make any reference to the Carson scandal or the millions of taxpayers’ dollars diverted to support corporate energy agendas during his government.<br /><br />With the exception of iPolitics and the CBC, the mainstream newspapers largely ignored a wide-reaching scandal that undermined the integrity of universities while promoting the Harper administration’s pro-pipeline and anti-environmental agenda."<br /><br />For the folks that think PR will solve all our problems....<br />Control of MSM is far more important than any voting system.Northern PoVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04670080478290108536noreply@blogger.com