Dec. 17: The Quiet Revolution of the western world.
This is not about the Irving press. And it is not about religion, though it may seem to be. It is about moral behaviour which, very often, has little to…
Graeme Decarie
Dec. 15: You have to learn how to hate….
Harper has been the latest in a long line of Canadian prime ministers who have taught hatred. Recently, he’s been big on denouncing communism – and pronouncing it “evil”. That’s…
Dec. 15: Insanity in Ottawa
This is a hasty blog that I just had to slip into an already overcrowded schedule. I can only hope I finish it by the posted date. Harper is building…
Dec. 14: Back to the Irving press, again….
The Friday, Dec. 12 issue has a front page story has its idea of big news on the front page “Province’s beer market continues to evolve”. Yeah, I’d been wondering…
Dec. 13: General stuff to catch up on.
I started this on the evening of Dec. 12 because there was so much stuff that needed the commentary we aren’t likely to see in Irving press. Tomorrow (Sunday) I’ll…
Dec. 11: Back to bland.
A3 of the Wednesday paper tells us the price of gas is still falling. But we already know that. Would it be too much to expect a newspaper to find…
Dec. 10: Why the surprise?
I apologize to the TandT. It thought it would give little attention to the CIA torture scandal.. To my surprise, it devoted one of the longest stories I have ever…
Dec. 9: News that isn’t
I’m afraid there’s nothing to say about Section A in Monday’s paper, not even on the editorial and op ed pages. It’s mostly boring and/or irrelevant. Alec Bruce produces his…
Dec.6: Put your rubber boots on – they’re piling it up – again….
Dec. 6, page B 3 “New book says province may be sitting on gas-deposit gold mine.” Or you can call it the hard sell is on again, or the propaganda…
Dec. 4: I am not a great hockey fan….
…but Jean Beliveau was one of only two players who could only hold me spellbound in a game. The other was Maurice Richard who did it with his intensity that…
Dec. 2: Bad journalism – a classic example….
“What are N.B.’s protocols for law enforcement gun use?” is on A1 of the Dec. 1 edition of the Moncton TandT. It’s also one of the longest stories I have…
Nov. 30: Patriotism and the rush to kill…
One of the things you learn in studying history is how many lies there are that we believe are truths. One of them is that going to war is good…
Nov. 29:We’ll deal with the Friday edition quickly…
…because there’s, as usual, nothing much in it. Section A, page 1 headlines the news there was a snowstorm Thursday. Gee. Who would have guessed? But they proved it. They…
Nov. 27: The news and other bunk….
We’ll start with the news. A big story on A1 for Wednesday tells you all you need to know about the TandT. “Pup has dramatic recovery after being found abandoned”.…
Nov. 25: It’s a mad, mad, mad,mad world….
—-an example of the madness is a story the editors of the Irving press missed. Just days ago, a UN committee put forward a proposal from Russia that the UN…
Nov. 23: a catch up on the news there wasn’t time for….
The first story is one that didn’t appear in the Irving papers because it just happened on Saturday. (It’ll be interesting to see if it does appear.) Defence Minister Rob…
Nov. 22: Sorry I’m late.
It is really too bad that we have not seen EastEnergy ads since Thursday. They are really quite wonderful examples of how to lie to people, and manipulate them. Hitler’s…
Nov. 21: Despite the date of this one……
….it might appear on Nov. 20. I’ve just published the Nov.20 blog, but found I never got to the TandT in it. Instead, I dealt with the case of the…
Nov. 20: It isn’t just money…
There’s a news story that’s been big across Canada, but which seems to have been invisible to the eagle eyes of the Irving editors. It’s the story about a Canadian…
Nov. 18:
The Nov.7 Times and Transcript Section A has the usual trivia with occasional breaks for silliness. On page. 1, Justice Minister MacKay believes the life sentence with no parole for…