All these news outlets clutching their pearls about the Barrhead vote: did any of them report on the 50 year old trans man from Guelph who repeatedly swam in competitions against teenage girls? I think the Post and the Sun ran one or two pieces about it. No one else even bothered. Newsflash - no one cares about Pride flags outside the media and professional activist class.
I spoke to a CFA yesterday. One of his clients who sells models will pay 10k to accommodate this horrible gst partial holiday. Some of his wares qualify as toys. Others do not. It is a logistics nightmare. The same cfa tells me a second client has several stores and is investing 50k to alter all his point of sales. A plotted war on small businesses.
Curious for your take on Virani appearing to climb down saying the Libs will separate the child protection aspects of Bill 63 from the horrendous 1984 speech provisions.
These people never give up, what is the game now?
The real thrust was always the censorship provisions, the child protection stuff was just the coating to make it easier to force it down our throats.
The game is to accuse the conservatives of causing harm to kids because they (rightly) keep the parliament frozen while waiting for the government to release the unredacted documentation about the green slush fund (which it is in the obligation to do). In fewer words, cynicism as usual.
If that's the case, then even journalists who take money from private sources are influenced by those sources, logically! So those who take advertising from oil and gas, or from lobbyists would be influenced by that money.
Reuters is partnering with O&G to run an event in Houston in 2025. NYT, Bloomburg and Reuters have produced news-adjacent content which has been paid for by O&G.
There's a big difference. Having worked in the govt for 41 years, I've seen governments of all stripes have cosied up to the media. Largely because Public Affairs and Information Operations have become instrumental in selling government policies. Ministerial Public Affairs persons spend alot of time determining messaging and effectiveness. We already know that the Fed Libs have been exerting pressure on social media to suppress stories. Corporations don't have that ability. I would also think that the effects of PMO P-Aff team far outweigh those of Suncor for example. Suncor is just one company and effects very little. Governments effect everything we do in Canada. The punishment for not towing the PMO line is also greater.
Not the same. A media outlet can take advertising revenue from anyone it wants. When you see the mix of ads, you can make your own judgement of their impartiality. But when the Liberals throw tax dollars at the CBC, they are buying influence with my money. Not cool.
Also, as someone has previously commented, if it is no longer shameful to be gay, why must ‘pride’ be emphasized repeatedly? Why not just take the win, live one’s private life in constitutionally protected privacy, and join the community as fellow Barr-ians, Albertans, and Canadians?
"WWII’s Shadow Remembered, Revisited and Researched"
Definitely going to grab this, thanks for the tip.
There was a great book i read a decade ago, "The German War", which was WW2 from the perspective of regular Germans, very interesting read. Its pretty clear that large numbers really did think that miracle weapons would sweep the enemy away as late as April 1945, a testament to the strength of propaganda and an abject lesson on why Govt cannot be allowed to censor unhelpful info, unhelpful to their narrative.
The Barrhead thing is just another example of Narrative control, skewing a story, omitting certain elements in order to control the narrative.
There has been a wealth of such material in the last week, not so much about the blanket amnesty Biden gave to his son and the trial balloon they floated about providing that for everyone, but the media reaction to it and the way they flipped 180 degrees in 1 nanosecond like the mindless trained seals they are.
And then they post articles and pieces on how misinformation is destroying trust in the MSM!!
Clown world. Its as though they don't understand there is an internet where people can find the truth.
All these news outlets clutching their pearls about the Barrhead vote: did any of them report on the 50 year old trans man from Guelph who repeatedly swam in competitions against teenage girls? I think the Post and the Sun ran one or two pieces about it. No one else even bothered. Newsflash - no one cares about Pride flags outside the media and professional activist class.
I spoke to a CFA yesterday. One of his clients who sells models will pay 10k to accommodate this horrible gst partial holiday. Some of his wares qualify as toys. Others do not. It is a logistics nightmare. The same cfa tells me a second client has several stores and is investing 50k to alter all his point of sales. A plotted war on small businesses.
Peter
Curious for your take on Virani appearing to climb down saying the Libs will separate the child protection aspects of Bill 63 from the horrendous 1984 speech provisions.
These people never give up, what is the game now?
The real thrust was always the censorship provisions, the child protection stuff was just the coating to make it easier to force it down our throats.
The game is to accuse the conservatives of causing harm to kids because they (rightly) keep the parliament frozen while waiting for the government to release the unredacted documentation about the green slush fund (which it is in the obligation to do). In fewer words, cynicism as usual.
Liberals gotta Liberal. They are still burning paperwork, too soon to give in
This leads me to the question whether all journalists are influenced by their sources of revenue?
Almost always, yes. That is the whole point of the Liberal subsidy machine, Liberals have gaffed and admitted it publicly.
If that's the case, then even journalists who take money from private sources are influenced by those sources, logically! So those who take advertising from oil and gas, or from lobbyists would be influenced by that money.
Show me examples of journalists taking money from oil and gas interests.
Reuters is partnering with O&G to run an event in Houston in 2025. NYT, Bloomburg and Reuters have produced news-adjacent content which has been paid for by O&G.
That's only a couple of small examples.
Maybe Reuters is doing that to counter the fact that they take millions to run climate propaganda?
"NYT, Bloomburg and Reuters have produced news-adjacent content which has been paid for by O&G."
Can you provide examples of such, links, because all three are in the bag for climate alarmism.
There's a big difference. Having worked in the govt for 41 years, I've seen governments of all stripes have cosied up to the media. Largely because Public Affairs and Information Operations have become instrumental in selling government policies. Ministerial Public Affairs persons spend alot of time determining messaging and effectiveness. We already know that the Fed Libs have been exerting pressure on social media to suppress stories. Corporations don't have that ability. I would also think that the effects of PMO P-Aff team far outweigh those of Suncor for example. Suncor is just one company and effects very little. Governments effect everything we do in Canada. The punishment for not towing the PMO line is also greater.
Not the same. A media outlet can take advertising revenue from anyone it wants. When you see the mix of ads, you can make your own judgement of their impartiality. But when the Liberals throw tax dollars at the CBC, they are buying influence with my money. Not cool.
Great take, Peter.
Also, as someone has previously commented, if it is no longer shameful to be gay, why must ‘pride’ be emphasized repeatedly? Why not just take the win, live one’s private life in constitutionally protected privacy, and join the community as fellow Barr-ians, Albertans, and Canadians?
"WWII’s Shadow Remembered, Revisited and Researched"
Definitely going to grab this, thanks for the tip.
There was a great book i read a decade ago, "The German War", which was WW2 from the perspective of regular Germans, very interesting read. Its pretty clear that large numbers really did think that miracle weapons would sweep the enemy away as late as April 1945, a testament to the strength of propaganda and an abject lesson on why Govt cannot be allowed to censor unhelpful info, unhelpful to their narrative.
The Barrhead thing is just another example of Narrative control, skewing a story, omitting certain elements in order to control the narrative.
There has been a wealth of such material in the last week, not so much about the blanket amnesty Biden gave to his son and the trial balloon they floated about providing that for everyone, but the media reaction to it and the way they flipped 180 degrees in 1 nanosecond like the mindless trained seals they are.
And then they post articles and pieces on how misinformation is destroying trust in the MSM!!
Clown world. Its as though they don't understand there is an internet where people can find the truth.
Sadly more people scan the internet more for an echo than enlightenment.
I check out the CBC website regularly to understand what the enemies of civilization are thinking.
Good one. Made me smile. Glutton for punishment aside.