[peck420]

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

Here's the government you people are asking for:

You source more bullshit from your own country and assume that is what Canadians want?

$1:

Hey, gotta control those journalists, right?

I honestly love how you project your own fears and insecurities on us, while keeping your own dogma entrenched.

2 sources of how the land of the free is not free relate to Canada how?

Our journalists being overseen by journalists just too much for your shame in your own country to handle?

[PublicAnimalNo9]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

llama66 llama66:

He references the 10 year old in Toronto that allegedly got her Hijab cut off. Widespread coverage, but ultimately the allegations were proven to be false. Story dropped.

So, when a journalist investigated, the story changed? Isn't that what I've been saying is the difference?

That's not what happened. The story changed when the girl finally admitted nothing happened. IN the meantime, the media did MUCH more than merely provide a description of the alleged suspect, we got to listen to them moralize about it. Echoing various politicians saying "This isn't what Canada is all about".

Or how about the CBC and Rob Ford. They ran a story about how Ford called police dispatch (for some reason I can't remember they stated) and started shitting on the dispatcher saying he was Rob Ford and blah blah blah. The CBC not only didn't reveal their source other than to say it was two dispatchers working for the TPS, they didn't even provide any evidence at all that it happened. When the Chief at the time investigated he found no such call had taken place. The CBC refused to drop the story or print a retraction stating that their sources were reliable. No audio of the alleged phone call was ever "leaked" to the media. All the CBC went on was the word of the dispatcher. I'm sorry but when you run a story based on the questionable word of 1 person who provides no proof of their claim, you're NOT doing your job as a journalist.

[PublicAnimalNo9]

Ultimately one has to wonder how much Groper will be fined for the absolute bullshit he spews.

Like, will the media outlets who published his crap about people getting more back in carbon tax rebates than they paid out be fined?
How about the outlets that pushed the line that LAVScam was all about jobs?

I find it ironic that Canada's biggest bullshitter whines about "fake news". Meanwhile I've been laughing my ass off at the govt's "Truth in Advertising" PSA. Let's look at Canada Dry for one. Canada Dry claims it's made with real ginger. That claim is a lie. It's made with a tiny bit of ginger extract. Canada is the only country I know of that allows Canada Dry to make that claim. The rest won't because it's a lie.

A govt that has literally done nothing but bullshit and lie to the Canadian public has NOT the moral authority to judge what is and isn't fake news.

[N_Fiddledog]

$1:

Referring to the Christchurch attacks in New Zealand in which a lone gunman killed 51 people at two mosques and live streamed the event on Facebook, he said it was now “time to talk about policy.”

Nothing to say on the much higher death count of the Islamic terrorist attack on Sri Lanka the following week though.

As to any problem on Facebook, the solution is easy. We can all solve that one.

Facebook is a problem? Leave it.

I know I did. Didn't affect me. Other than I feel a little more free and virtuous and able to tut tut the rest of you for the censorship cleanse that will supposedly leave Facebook sparkling with truthiness after the Progressive Socialists finish their purge.

I hear Michelle Malkin was the latest victim. She committed the new Facebook crime of defending free speech.

[raydan]

Can we say that Trudeau is not as advertised?

I didn't vote for the guy for the simple reason that I'd never vote for a Trudeau, but I never thought he'd be like this... not necessarily because of this law, let's just say because of "l'ensemble de son œuvre".

Note: For some reason, if you can't correctly see "œuvre", try "oeuvre".

[N_Fiddledog]

Give Trudeau another term and this is what we'll be left with:

$1:

Justin Trudeau’s government has been accused of trying to buy media support and undermining the free press by launching a $600 million taxpayer-funded bailout for Canadian newspapers.

The fund for “Supporting Canadian Journalism” would give tax credits and other incentives to traditional media organisations struggling to cope in the digital age.

A bill introducing the scheme is expected to pass the Canadian Parliament in the next few months, ahead of the general election in October.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/0 ... -coverage/

[herbie]

Yeah, Singh would be so much better.
Anything other than that "nothing worth advertising" Scheer.

[N_Fiddledog]

[N_Fiddledog]

[Mowich]

llama66 llama66:

Another attempt to shave rights away for the people.

Censoring what is said, thought or written is an affront to democracy. What's to stop government from declaring "right" news media or media that critisizes the government as fake?

Just another step closer to the death of freedom of the press, and freedom of thought, opinion and expression.

I mean we've already seen dear leader's totalitarian tendencies, with the SNC and Adm. Norman investigation stonewallings, this will just be another tool for the Federal Government to maintain control and keep themselves in power.

[Mowich]

llama66 llama66:

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

llama66 llama66:

Another attempt to shave rights away for the people.

Censoring what is said, thought or written is an affront to democracy. What's to stop government from declaring "right" news media or media that critisizes the government as fake?

We'll have to see what this charter is to know that.

I've seen some pretty well done fake news on Facebook. One really pissed me off, which was the point. Until I looked into it, and it was 100% fake. Then it pissed me off that I fell for it.

Which was the point of the fake news, to piss me off.

I see the same shit on FB too. But seriously, if you do some digging, it quickly becomes evident what's credible and what's absolute bullshit. But the onus is on YOU, the reader to exercise some intelligence and do the leg work. Think a little. The government has no right telling me how or what to think. That action is reminiscent of another country.

Agreed in full, llama66.

[BRAH]

At least the Fuhrer doesn’t have a dragon.

[DrCaleb]

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

Because once you do that then you exclude everyone else who may have important news to share.

Those are called 'witnesses', not Journalists.

Enjoy your government-approved media.

Enjoy your government approved Doctors and Engineers.

[N_Fiddledog]

This guy says the "Christchurch Call" and the 'digital charter' being spun from it was just another example of the regressive left's policy of "Never waste a crisis":