Ron_in_Ottawa

Ron_in_Ottawa

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14 years ago @ Macleans.ca - Notes on a non-crisis · 2 replies · +2 points

The Liberal Party has used its Parliamentary time and media friends to turn a serious health issue into a fear mongering crisis - Why would they do this? To try to score some political points - I get so frustrated when I hear these Liberals misleading the public, having their friends in the media pretend there is confusion and panic because of something Harper did or didn't do. The only people that are confused or panicked are those that listen to the Liberal party - listen to the senior Health officials for the Federal government, ten Provincial governments and three Territorial governments and you will understand the risk and the options available. Following a week of panic inducing false reporting and misinformation, people have come to their senses - today there was no line up at the local clinic and people were being vaccinated. I am quite concerned over how the major media outlets become so consumed by the Liberal's chicken-little rampage - they contribute nothing while spreading fear and confusion.

14 years ago @ Macleans.ca - Oh, for heaven's ... · 5 replies · 0 points

What this article does show is that journalism is on its death bed in Canada. No longer do we have people providing information, we have a entire generation of opinionated activists, pushing their own agendas. This "journalist" in PEI demonstrated how reporters print their interpretation and opinion masked as objective news reports. The problem isn't political commentators expressing their views; it is editors and publishers pretending it is news coverage and putting it on the front page. You are quick to be dismissive of bloggers "each ostensibly independently of the other" but are quite pleased to defend partisan, pack driven reporting as just fine. Do you not understand that your acceptance of sub-standard, opinion laden reporting being passed off as news is part of the problme; it is why people distrust media outlets and why many newspapers and TV stations are in such difficult straights - if there is no discernible difference between bloggers, gossip columnists and journalists, why pay attention to one more than the other?

14 years ago @ Macleans.ca - Carry the nasty (aka s... · 2 replies · +1 points

The opening statement (..you still really don’t walk away from a half-hour with Michael Ignatieff marvelling at the clarity of his expression.) says it all. This man is supposed to be a brilliant professor, author and educator. If he is not being clear it is on purpose - he is intentionally clouding the issue because he has nothing valuable to say and is disparately trying to be relevant. He has, once again, bullied and threatened us into election brinkmanship only to back down and run and hide. His "conditions" for support the government are pathetic. He cornered himself and caused disruption to the country for no reason other than to advance his own agenda - maybe the Conservatives are right - it certainly doesn't look like he is in this for me. I am starting to get really angry at this guy - the economy is fragile but recovering so if you can't help, just shut up and let people get back to work. There is plenty of time next year or the one after to claim your God given right to be PM.