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The Trudeau gush fest is getting old

04/17/2016 by the editor Leave a Comment

There have been several bewildered as well as angry accounts coming out of the USA lately about how little media time has been spent covering the Democratic Presidential Primary campaign of Bernie Sanders. Despite winning a string of primaries and attracting overflow crowds to his speeches, Sanders can’t seem to inspire any mainstream journalists to […]

Filed Under: Media Tagged With: Andrew Coyne, Bernie Sanders, Canada, CBC, Democratic Party, Halifax, Halifax Chronicle-Herald, immigration, journalism, Justin Trudeau, New York City, newspapers, Nova Scotia, Rosie Barton, U.S.

Just don’t call it Radio Drama

04/10/2016 by the editor 1 Comment

By Frank Moher The CBC has been given its money back. That is to say, the immediate infusion of $75 million announced in the Liberals’ budget last month, plus the promise of a $150 million increase each year through 2021, more than makes up for the money leached from it by the Conservatives. Various ideas have […]

Filed Under: Media Tagged With: audio, Canada, Canadian culture, Canadian media, Canadian television, CBC, CBC Radio, Conservatives, digital media, Hubert Lacroix, Liberals, Melanie Joly, radio, theatre

For Trudeau, the campaign is never over

02/05/2016 by the editor Leave a Comment

By Montreal Simon I thought Justin Trudeau’s question and answer session with ten so-called ordinary Canadians the other night on the CBC, was a pretty decent little TV show.Another pleasant sign that our country is starting to look like Canada again, after the muzzled darkness of the Harper years. And I certainly didn’t think that it would […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Canada, Canadian media, Canadian politics, CBC, Conservatives, David Akin, Justin Trudeau, Tasha Kheirridin

“Dear Mr. Harper . . . you’ve underestimated us.”

10/19/2015 by the editor Leave a Comment

Mary Cleaver posted this open letter to Stephen Harper on facebook earlier this month. This election, backofthebook.ca endorses Mary Cleaver. Dear Mr. Harper, I live in BC with my husband and two little girls. I grew up in Calgary and have many friends and family members there. I’m white and in my early 40s. One […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: 2015 federal election, Alberta, British Columbia, Calgary, Canada, Canadian military, Canadian politics, CBC, climate change, Conservatives, economy, First Nations, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, immigrations, oceans, poverty, science, Stephen Harper, veterans

Dear Canada: We gave you Stephen Harper. We’re sorry.

10/07/2015 by the editor 6 Comments

By Frank Moher Dear Canada, Western Canada here. We gave you Stephen Harper. And we’re just writing to say we’re sorry. We know it’s a little late in the day. But it’s something we really need to square with you. It’s true that Ontario gave him to us, back when Harper was 19 and moved out […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: "Fair Elections Act", 2015 federal election, Bill C-45, BIll C-51, Calgary, Canada, CBC, civil liberties, Conservatives, environment, First Nations, Quebec, Revenue Canada, Stephen Harper, western Canada

Harper’s enablers at Maclean’s

08/06/2015 by the editor 4 Comments

By Frank Moher We’ve pretty much accepted the fact that, with things like the imaginatively named Fair Elections Act and the early election call, the PM is out to undermine democracy in Canada. We’re to the point that, if Harper announced he was calling off the election and had the Governor-General bound and gagged in a back room […]

Filed Under: Media Tagged With: 2015 federal election, Canada, Canadian politics, CBC, City TV, Conservatives, CPAC, CTV, Global Television, John Tory, journalism, Kenneth Whyte, Maclean's, Mark Stevenson, Omni TV, Paul Wells, Progressive Conservatives, radio, Rogers, Stephen Harper, Ted Rogers, television, TVA

James Moore’s gatekeepers

06/28/2015 by the editor 1 Comment

By Frank Moher It is entirely likely that James Moore decided not to run for reelection this Fall in order to, as he told us, “pursue new opportunities and be closer to my young family.” It is also entirely likely he did so because an Ottawa journalist revealed that he had been exchanging “sext” messages with a Conservative […]

Filed Under: Media Tagged With: Andrew Coyne, British Columbia, Canada, Canadian politics, CBC, Chantal Hebert, Frank magazine, Globe and Mail, James Moore, Jennifer Ditchburn, journalism, marriage, news, newspapers, Ottawa, Peter Mansbridge, phones, Rob Russo, sex, Stephen Harper, TV

Who really fired Evan Solomon?

06/12/2015 by the editor 1 Comment

By Montreal Simon When Evan Solomon was appointed host of the CBC program “Power and Politics,” I didn’t think he would be able to fill the very large shoes of the departing Don Newman. He was missing about 30 years of journalistic experience. And although I was right, he gradually began to win me over, in […]

Filed Under: Media Tagged With: Amanda Lang, Canada, Canadian politics, Canadian television, CBC, Conservatives, Evan Solomon, journalism, Nova Scotia, Rex Murphy, Stephen Harper, television

CBC’s diminished news world

04/07/2015 by the editor Leave a Comment

By Frank Moher The CBC cut some more jobs last month. Where’s the news in that, you say? It was just 140 jobs, you say? Just a droplet in the bloodletting of 1500 jobs projected to be lost by 2020? Well sure, but besides the fact that another swack of people are out of work, […]

Filed Under: Media Tagged With: Alberta, British Columbia, Calgary, Canada, Canadian Senate, CBC, CBC News, CRTC, digital media, Jean-Pierre Blais, Naheed Nenshi, online media, Pierre Juneau, PMO, Reform Party, Stephen Harper, Toronto, Vancouver

Why I was Charlie Hebdo

01/22/2015 by the editor Leave a Comment

By Mark Leiren-Young I’d just read the news about Charlie Hebdo when CBC Radio contacted me. They wanted me to come on the air the next morning and talk about what happened, share a satirist’s perspective. They did a pre-interview with me. I burst into tears. I’ve had people threaten to kill me for my […]

Filed Under: Media Tagged With: British Columbia, Canada, CBC, CBC Radio, Charlie Hebdo, crime, France, Ian Ferguson, journalism, magazines, Mark Leiren-Young, Paris, religion, terrorism, Victoria, writing

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By Alison@Creekside The most interesting and innovative idea to come out of the first meeting of the all-party Special Committee on Electoral Reform, or ERRE, was Nathan Cullen's suggestion, … [Read More...]

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The Trudeau gush fest is getting old

By Jim Henshaw There have been several bewildered as well as angry accounts coming out of the USA lately about how little media time has been spent covering the Democratic Presidential Primary … [Read More...]

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My friend, Rick, at the Pride Parade

By Frank Moher On this dreadful day, I don't want to write about the shootings in Orlando. I want to write about my friend, Rick. Rick lives just outside of Nanaimo, a city of about 80,000, … [Read More...]

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Triumph of the drama nerds

By Frank Moher Two drama nerds have recently moved into high profile positions. Before I name them (or perhaps you’ve already guessed who they are; or perhaps you’d like to scroll down and look at … [Read More...]

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Originally published on Our Rape Blog, the author's account of the aftermath of a violent sexual assault. By Mary Fraughton Have you ever played Hearts? It’s a card game. For our purposes, … [Read More...]

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From Creekside: The B.C. provincial government is trying to green light the construction of a massive LNG terminal on Lelu Island in the Skeena Estuary -- Pacific Northwest LNG, backed by Malaysian … [Read More...]

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