tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post6020975476888671114..comments2023-10-22T09:18:16.885-04:00Comments on Far and Wide: You Scratch My Back?Steve Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-38871046250132878412009-03-25T07:03:00.000-04:002009-03-25T07:03:00.000-04:00The CBC Website is carrying government ads, just n...The CBC Website is carrying government ads, just not the same as on the CanWest sites!<BR/><BR/>Revenue Canada and Tax Tips.magus1290https://www.blogger.com/profile/16983094315595616841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-36376823149227545952009-03-25T02:54:00.000-04:002009-03-25T02:54:00.000-04:00I recommend everyone write letters to the editor a...I recommend everyone write letters to the editor about this; it isn't likely that many reporters will feel 'embiggened' (ah, love those Simpsons references) to do that story. As an employee of a canwest community paper, it worries me just how 'in the tank' my company is with this rancid gov't. That they are propping up Harper, all the while angling behind close doors for some payola/loosened investment regulations that would allow Murdoch to fox-ate their products even more (while the CONs express their faux outrage over Fox's standards), really makes my blood boil. Add the fact that their minister of 1950s haircuts Jimmy Moore is telling the CBC to tighten its belt, that they are showing too much US product (which may be true, but look what their chosen media mavens are showing?) and you've got some sordid wheeling going on.burlivespipehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18048415779214466831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-45247129719138462732009-03-25T02:49:00.000-04:002009-03-25T02:49:00.000-04:00Interesting - I checked out CBC and the Toronto St...Interesting - I checked out CBC and the Toronto Star and it doesn't appear that they carry these ads.RuralSandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09552973218865121867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-60581764121301781512009-03-25T01:51:00.000-04:002009-03-25T01:51:00.000-04:00Hey, maybe someone should write Duff Conacher of D...Hey, maybe someone should write Duff Conacher of Democracy Watch and see if he thinks it's wrong.RuralSandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09552973218865121867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-21762187652509819292009-03-25T01:36:00.000-04:002009-03-25T01:36:00.000-04:00Where is the Canadian Taxpayer Federation on this?...Where is the Canadian Taxpayer Federation on this? Have they complained about it? If not, they're not doing their job.RuralSandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09552973218865121867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-38934020243703556832009-03-25T00:51:00.000-04:002009-03-25T00:51:00.000-04:00Great pick-up on this advertising trend -- its not...Great pick-up on this advertising trend -- its not something that individual readers would realize was happening.Cathie from Canadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418899090537597360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-3109800139485977042009-03-24T20:17:00.000-04:002009-03-24T20:17:00.000-04:00I stopped reading any Sun/Province/Post papers a l...I stopped reading any Sun/Province/Post papers a long time ago. Canceled my subscription and got a couple of dozen family members to do so too...<BR/><BR/>I also pulled several thousand dollars in advertising, switched to direct-to-home, and never looked back. <BR/><BR/>I did this all because of the rancid "conservative-ness" of these papers... Eventually the anger and hate in the editorials just turns one off. <BR/><BR/>If we read into the fact that most Canadians are "middle of the road", and we like our arts, etc., it really helps understand how these papers are floundering. Even their "guaranteed" markets, where they own all the papers (almost every daily across Canada is Sun or CanWest), they are losing. Why? Not only are Canadians switching to more reliable and "balanced" sources, but they are also going with small local papers, which are free, and have honest editorials (I read the Georgia Straight)...WesternGrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658358114507615351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-87282199135492662302009-03-24T19:42:00.000-04:002009-03-24T19:42:00.000-04:00Hmmm, perhaps certain newspaper markets are down b...Hmmm, perhaps certain newspaper markets are down because the majority of the population of sick of seeing his mug over their morning coffee as well.<BR/><BR/>Correlation isn't proof, but it is fun to speculate . . . I know I'm likely to skip the paper if it has Harper propaganda plastered across the front page ;).<BR/><BR/>Seriously, though, you bring up a good question. Sounds like a good question to bring up in Parliament.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-11487658865263616962009-03-24T19:40:00.000-04:002009-03-24T19:40:00.000-04:00The subject of the transformation of the Governmen...The subject of the transformation of the Government website into Harper propaganda machines has been discussed years ago. <BR/>Notice also that the ads are featuring more and more blue instead of the normal GOC colours.<BR/><BR/>As for advertising "Economic recovery plans" all governments of the day are doing it from the Federal level on down (The Charest Liberals are big spenders also).<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>As for the lobbying effort of CanWest and Quebecor it's funny and ironic. These firms were quick to pocket money in good times but expect bailouts now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com