tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post7874817244638896276..comments2024-01-07T08:41:13.864-05:00Comments on C A I T I - O N L I N E: Why Canada will never have a Watergate.....at least made known to itBrent Fullardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08515599756822506137noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-4314442633883659072009-05-04T19:24:00.000-04:002009-05-04T19:24:00.000-04:00Besides the Canada/US differences mentioned in the...Besides the Canada/US differences mentioned in the story, another key difference is concentration of ownership of the media.<br /><br />That is why the collapse of CanWest and its forced break-up into profitable parts ultimately may be a good thing. Or perhaps broadcasting in Canada will be worth not even a tinker's dang, and all the media in the colony of Canada will be bought for a shilling by the BBC.Kephalosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-2987620985844736912009-05-04T19:16:00.000-04:002009-05-04T19:16:00.000-04:00"Many here know well that in Canada, governme..."Many here know well that in Canada, government functionaries and politicians are generally petrified to speak off-script, let alone share sensitive documents; trials are routinely hidden by publication bans; government information, on the rare occasion when it can be pried loose, often comes heavily redacted and nearly useless; journalists are compelled by courts to reveal sources; and reporters following government's trail have had their homes and offices raided by police."<br /><br />Now isn`t that a sad state of affairs!!<br /><br />Canadians in general believe that they live in the greatest democracy in the world where everyone has equal opportunity to thrive as best they can & where the gov`t does what is in the people`s best interest.<br /><br />Unfortunately , how do we know if this is true as our gov`t is openness challenged.<br /><br />Trust investors found this out first hand as the now famous 18 blacked-out pages were issued in response to a simple request for the truth.<br /><br />No wonder Canada has no Bob Woodwards but instead have Terry Corcorans & Jonathan Chevreaus whose every word is parsed by the gov`t thru their corporate masters.<br /><br />Dr MikeDr Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915911929286615081noreply@blogger.com