By Montreal Simon Ever since the CBC was hit by the Ghomeshi scandal, and now the Amanda Lang Affair, the CBC haters in this country have been having a ball. Trying to use the scandals as just another excuse to kill the corporation. For those Cons hate it so much with a zealotry that borders […]
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By Frank Moher The Prime Minister, in his role as Chief Scarifier, performed as expected on Thursday, once again using an atrocity for political gain, and to serve his government’s agenda to reduce Canadians’ civil liberties. No surprise there. What was surprising — or, if not surprising, then wall-to-wall evident in the 24 hour news […]
That’s your cue, Q
By Frank Moher Veteran CBC producer Jamie Purdon has been named to take over the scandal-defaced radio program “Q.” Purdon goes back 30 years at the Corporation, so good; good time to bring in the (grand)father figure. Meanwhile, musician and all-round smart guy Wab Kinew will host the show for two weeks in December, which […]
The Video: Jian Ghomeshi Inspired Makeup Tutorial
“. . . People love this shade, but if you use it too much it’ll go to your head and make you think you can get away with anything, even a crime . . . The blush I’m using today has been misidentified as a colour called ‘BDSM’ in a lot of other makeup tutorials, […]
Jian Ghomeshi: Why I was fired by the CBC
Jian Ghomeshi, no-longer host of CBC’s “Q”, today issued the following statement on why he was fired: Dear everyone, I am writing today because I want you to be the first to know some news. This has been the hardest time of my life. I am reeling from the loss of my father. I am […]
The Video: Rick’s Rant: The Speaker who wouldn’t
“Enter the Speaker of the House of Commons, our referee, our saviour of democracy, Andrew Scheer. He says it is not his job to ensure that the government answers direct questions in question period; despite the fact that it’s been in his job description since 1894. “Well, that’s not the way Scheer sees it. No, […]
Cons drop cover charge for foreign musicians
By Frank Moher We’re kind of hard on the Conservative government around here, so when it does something right, it’s only fair we note it. You might want to print out and laminate this post for safekeeping as we’re not likely to do this again anytime soon. The government has dumped the fees it was […]
As It Happens and Minister Whiny
By John Klein (aka Saskboy) CBC’s As It Happens, June 11, 2014. Conservative Minister Chris Alexander: “Why is that the only question that interests you?” Carol Off: “Because you won’t answer it, that’s why it’s interesting!” “You want the one question that I won’t answer because it changes every day.” “We’ve been asking this for […]
The Video: SUNdefreude
Sun News finally gets it
A BoB Short: It took half a week for Sun News to pick up on the joke, but the right-wing news network has finally managed to have comedian Scott Vrooman’s blatantly tongue-in-cheek interview with correspondent Adrienne Batra pulled from the Internet. Or not. According to Vrooman, who honed his hyper-conservative alter-ego on CBC’s This Hour […]
