Jack Layton, long time NDP leader, died on August 22nd. He brought the NDP from 13 seats and 8.9% of the vote under Alexa McDonough to his stupendous 2011 results of 103 seats and 30.63% of the vote. He pulled the party from a million Canadians voting …
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Art Threat: Fashion, sexism and classical music – Pianist Yuja Wang’s dress creates war of words among reviewers
“Her dress Tuesday was so short and tight that had there been any less of it, the Bowl might have been forced to restrict admission to any music lover under 18 not accompanied by an adult.”
Continue readingArt Threat: How the audience disillusions itself
As the UK deals with the phone hacking scandal, Canada is also pondering the role of its mass media, thanks to a CTV bureau chief publicly expressing his disgust at the business after he quit his job. The two instances are related because at the heart of both is an audience that devours pure information.
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Canada Again
What Canadians Need to Know About Canada Canada is a country the world can be proud of. This is despite our numerous shortcomings and mistakes over our 144 years of history as a nation of many co-operative nations. Not everyone in the world is impressed with Canada, some because they don’t know the first thing […]
The Global Express: 2011 Election Party Endorsements
With the media being our primary source of election information, the following newspapers and magazines have thrown their support behind a respected political party. If you are a reader of one of these newspapers or magazines, you may want to read what their reasoning is behind their endorsement. You may
Continue readingThe Global Express: Who Destroyed Newspapers?
Who remembers those early mornings where you wake up with a cup of coffee, and a copy of the local newspaper! It’s amazing how things have changed. News now moves faster than the speed of light. We immediately know what happens, when it happens, and …
Continue readingbastard.logic: Canadian Libel Reform, Meet Economic Reality
by matttbastard So, you think that recent SCOC ruling will help fight the chilling effects of Canada’s draconian libel laws? Think again, says Ryerson journ prof Jeffrey Dvorkin: While editors are hailing the ruling as a breakthrough for more aggressive … Continue reading →