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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOpinion: Why Canada is able to do things better
Most of the country understands that when it comes to government, you pay for what you get.
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Opinion: Why Canada is able to do things better (Original Post)
yortsed snacilbuper
Jul 2017
OP
FOX was denied a license to broadcast there. They don't allow RW radio propaganda, either.
tblue37
Jul 2017
#9
Taxes are the admission price one pays to live in a modern industrialized country.
guillaumeb
Jul 2017
#8
Chevy
(1,063 posts)1. Because Canadian Conservatives aren't
quite full crazy.... Yet.
NobodyHere
(2,810 posts)4. What about Rob Ford?
Chevy
(1,063 posts)10. Well he's dead. And was one of the crazies. n/t
Blue_Roses
(12,894 posts)2. And they have a PROGRESSIVE
Prime Minister, who just happens to be also easy on the eyes
msongs
(67,453 posts)3. cuz it hasnt been hijacked by virulent extremist christian white racists nt
BSdetect
(8,999 posts)5. They never had a "banking crisis" whereas the USA has had 14. So far.
So no Tea Party created by a Wall St disaster (and failure to fix the mess and punish the culprits).
Oh, and may they don't depend on a ridiculous constitution full of irrelevant nonsense re impeachment?
tblue37
(65,490 posts)6. They also rejected FOX News. nt
yortsed snacilbuper
(7,939 posts)7. I visit Canada once in a while,
fox news isn't on the teevee in hotels.
tblue37
(65,490 posts)9. FOX was denied a license to broadcast there. They don't allow RW radio propaganda, either.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-f-kennedy-jr/fox-news-will-not-be-moving-into-canada-after-all_b_829473.html
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Regulators Reject Proposal That Would Bring Fox-Style News to Canada
As Americas middle class battles for its survival on the Wisconsin barricades against various Koch Oil surrogates and the corporate toadies at Fox News fans of enlightenment, democracy and justice can take comfort from a significant victory north of Wisconsin border. Fox News will not be moving into Canada after all! The reason: Canada regulators announced last week they would reject efforts by Canadas right wing Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, to repeal a law that forbids lying on broadcast news.
Canadas Radio Act requires that a licenser may not broadcast....any false or misleading news. The provision has kept Fox News and right wing talk radio out of Canada and helped make Canada a model for liberal democracy and freedom. As a result of that law, Canadians enjoy high quality news coverage including the kind of foreign affairs and investigative journalism that flourished in this country before Ronald Reagan abolished the Fairness Doctrine in 1987. Political dialogue in Canada is marked by civility, modesty, honesty, collegiality, and idealism that have pretty much disappeared on the U.S. airwaves. When Stephen Harper moved to abolish anti-lying provision of the Radio Act, Canadians rose up to oppose him fearing that their tradition of honest non partisan news would be replaced by the toxic, overtly partisan, biased and dishonest news coverage familiar to American citizens who listen to Fox News and talk radio. Harpers proposal was timed to facilitate the launch of a new right wing network, Sun TV News which Canadians call Fox News North.
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As Americas middle class battles for its survival on the Wisconsin barricades against various Koch Oil surrogates and the corporate toadies at Fox News fans of enlightenment, democracy and justice can take comfort from a significant victory north of Wisconsin border. Fox News will not be moving into Canada after all! The reason: Canada regulators announced last week they would reject efforts by Canadas right wing Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, to repeal a law that forbids lying on broadcast news.
Canadas Radio Act requires that a licenser may not broadcast....any false or misleading news. The provision has kept Fox News and right wing talk radio out of Canada and helped make Canada a model for liberal democracy and freedom. As a result of that law, Canadians enjoy high quality news coverage including the kind of foreign affairs and investigative journalism that flourished in this country before Ronald Reagan abolished the Fairness Doctrine in 1987. Political dialogue in Canada is marked by civility, modesty, honesty, collegiality, and idealism that have pretty much disappeared on the U.S. airwaves. When Stephen Harper moved to abolish anti-lying provision of the Radio Act, Canadians rose up to oppose him fearing that their tradition of honest non partisan news would be replaced by the toxic, overtly partisan, biased and dishonest news coverage familiar to American citizens who listen to Fox News and talk radio. Harpers proposal was timed to facilitate the launch of a new right wing network, Sun TV News which Canadians call Fox News North.
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Chevy
(1,063 posts)11. Sun media which was Fox light
did not last long and was cancelled.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)8. Taxes are the admission price one pays to live in a modern industrialized country.
Except in the US, where taxes are seen as a taking.