Ok so this post is not about RE in Vancouver. It is much more important!
The Federal government is just about to give a large chunk of your money to private Broadcasters like CTV and Global.
This government has a visceral dislike for the CBC, and recently refused it any more money forcing hundreds of job cuts.
However they want to help their supporters and cronies in the big monopolistic media companies.
The same companies- like Global which owns most of our print media, that has gotten itself into $3.9 Billion of debt by over-paying for newspapers, and has paid it's senior executives several Millions of dollars a year each for their bad decisions.
However they couldn't just come and hand over the money or there might be a backlash. So they had to find a way to hand it over, while making it sound good for the Canada. Eventually some bright spark came up with the idea of giving the money to save small local stations and small town programming.
B.S.! There is no better way of protecting local programming than by having a strong CBC with it's large network of local correspondants and an excellent international reputation. If they hate the CBC so much, why not support local journalistic co-ops directly?? instead of sending the money to these failed outfits, so they take their cut.
If this goes through it will be an absolute disgrace, and will confirm to regular people that our money is spent based on who has connections and not on merit.
This is how the 'NEWS' is served up to you:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CanWest_Global
This is how you can contact your MP before this calamity goes through. Lets not be sheep herded to be shorn again:
http://canada.gc.ca/directories-repertoires/direct-eng.html
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In fact this is related to RE. How many articles were there in Vancouver's papers warning people of the bubble and telling them to hold back in the go-go years?
Not many! The Vancouver Sun, Province, North Shore News, West Ender and the National Post all happen to have the same owner. ( as well as the Times Colonist and almost all the other major newspapers in Canada - this is what passes for free speach in Canada)
The Federal government is just about to give a large chunk of your money to private Broadcasters like CTV and Global.
This government has a visceral dislike for the CBC, and recently refused it any more money forcing hundreds of job cuts.
However they want to help their supporters and cronies in the big monopolistic media companies.
The same companies- like Global which owns most of our print media, that has gotten itself into $3.9 Billion of debt by over-paying for newspapers, and has paid it's senior executives several Millions of dollars a year each for their bad decisions.
However they couldn't just come and hand over the money or there might be a backlash. So they had to find a way to hand it over, while making it sound good for the Canada. Eventually some bright spark came up with the idea of giving the money to save small local stations and small town programming.
B.S.! There is no better way of protecting local programming than by having a strong CBC with it's large network of local correspondants and an excellent international reputation. If they hate the CBC so much, why not support local journalistic co-ops directly?? instead of sending the money to these failed outfits, so they take their cut.
If this goes through it will be an absolute disgrace, and will confirm to regular people that our money is spent based on who has connections and not on merit.
This is how the 'NEWS' is served up to you:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CanWest_Global
This is how you can contact your MP before this calamity goes through. Lets not be sheep herded to be shorn again:
http://canada.gc.ca/directories-repertoires/direct-eng.html
.............................................................................................................................................
In fact this is related to RE. How many articles were there in Vancouver's papers warning people of the bubble and telling them to hold back in the go-go years?
Not many! The Vancouver Sun, Province, North Shore News, West Ender and the National Post all happen to have the same owner. ( as well as the Times Colonist and almost all the other major newspapers in Canada - this is what passes for free speach in Canada)
