Harper says national media are biased against him
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I think it is quite inappropriate for The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, P.C., M.P., the Member for Calgary Southwest and the Prime Minister of Canada, and his Government of Canada, wish to have the right to choose, ahead of time, which reporters should have the right to ask questions to the Government's representatives. I see this, in my opinion, as an overt attempt to hide things from the press, and by proxy, the people of Canada.
I think it is quite inappropriate for The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, P.C., M.P., the Member for Calgary Southwest and the Prime Minister of Canada, and his Government of Canada, wish to have the right to choose, ahead of time, which reporters should have the right to ask questions to the Government's representatives. I see this, in my opinion, as an overt attempt to hide things from the press, and by proxy, the people of Canada.
Re: Government's Relationship with the Media
I don't like it either. Martin did the exact same thing during election time once the liberals started falling in the polls.
FiveParadox said:
I don't like it either. Martin did the exact same thing during election time once the liberals started falling in the polls.
The media is being mean so he's taking his ball home? Give me a break.
Jay, just because some people didn't object when their party was doing it, doesn't make it the correct thing to do.
Jay, just because some people didn't object when their party was doing it, doesn't make it the correct thing to do.
All Hail Dictator Harper.
But now that he has declared war on national media. He can go and spread his announcements to local media and local areas, but the National papers can all publish reports based on rumors, and they don't have to trust their accuracy to villify him. So he is screwed. :lol: :lol: :lol:
He and his little business buddies are screwed. :lol: :lol:
But now that he has declared war on national media. He can go and spread his announcements to local media and local areas, but the National papers can all publish reports based on rumors, and they don't have to trust their accuracy to villify him. So he is screwed. :lol: :lol: :lol:
He and his little business buddies are screwed. :lol: :lol:
Well Jay, you can believe all you want. But the Cons are going down. :lol: :lol:
If they thought the media was bad before, I hope the media is 100 X worth.
If they thought the media was bad before, I hope the media is 100 X worth.
Exactly he can have all the local media he wants. With page after page filled with comments from the NDP and the Liberals and the Bloc in National papers it wouldn't help him.
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I would imagine the opposition is pissing themselves over the latest polls, and besides what does the opposition have to bring to the table? Separation? I don't have a leader? I'm Jack and I hate America?
Who cares?
BitWhys said:
I would imagine the opposition is pissing themselves over the latest polls, and besides what does the opposition have to bring to the table? Separation? I don't have a leader? I'm Jack and I hate America?
Who cares?
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The topic makes me laugh, and DB's response is even funnier. Have you seen the polls? Even in Quebec? Harper rises, and is in majority numbers.
The thing is, this is only an issue with the Ottawa press gallery, and most folks in Canada don't have a lot of sympathy for the press anyway, and have much more important things to do than worry about this.
I saw on CPAC the other night the forum that was held in Halifax about this issue. Don Martin complained that he was unable to get an appt with Rona Ambrose without giving her the topic(s) he wanted to talk about. Then he made an appt, which was cancelled at the last minute the day the Accountability Act was introduced because the government wanted only one big message that day, not Kyoto issues. The funny thing is, that after all this, he still got his interview, with all the topics he wanted to discuss. But because it was not done on HIS terms and HIS timetable, his assertion was that the government was trying to control the media. He still got everything he wanted, just not when. Tough luck, Don, get over it.
One of the other guys, Keith Boag from CTV, even allowed as how he could understand Harper wanting to have some control over this issue after the shameful way (his words) that the media treated Stockwell Day, and let the Libs off the hook for their supposed gaffs.
Its not that big an issue, except to the Liberal lapdogs in the Press Gallery. Just one more thing. They admitted freely that a great many of the National Press went to summer homes of Liberals, went on vacation with Liberal ministers, and had regular dinners with Liberal ministers. Even the panel agreed that stopping this was a good idea.
darkbeaver said:
The topic makes me laugh, and DB's response is even funnier. Have you seen the polls? Even in Quebec? Harper rises, and is in majority numbers.
The thing is, this is only an issue with the Ottawa press gallery, and most folks in Canada don't have a lot of sympathy for the press anyway, and have much more important things to do than worry about this.
I saw on CPAC the other night the forum that was held in Halifax about this issue. Don Martin complained that he was unable to get an appt with Rona Ambrose without giving her the topic(s) he wanted to talk about. Then he made an appt, which was cancelled at the last minute the day the Accountability Act was introduced because the government wanted only one big message that day, not Kyoto issues. The funny thing is, that after all this, he still got his interview, with all the topics he wanted to discuss. But because it was not done on HIS terms and HIS timetable, his assertion was that the government was trying to control the media. He still got everything he wanted, just not when. Tough luck, Don, get over it.
One of the other guys, Keith Boag from CTV, even allowed as how he could understand Harper wanting to have some control over this issue after the shameful way (his words) that the media treated Stockwell Day, and let the Libs off the hook for their supposed gaffs.
Its not that big an issue, except to the Liberal lapdogs in the Press Gallery. Just one more thing. They admitted freely that a great many of the National Press went to summer homes of Liberals, went on vacation with Liberal ministers, and had regular dinners with Liberal ministers. Even the panel agreed that stopping this was a good idea.