By Jessica Murphy, Parliamentary Bureau OTTAWA – A simple apology would have saved taxpayers more than $1 million in legal fees and damages after Radio-Canada lost a defamation suit against a Quebec filmmaker in 2008. But instead of a public mea culpa, Radio-Canada racked up $1,074,515 in legal fees and $200,000 in moral damages fighting [...]

It always amazes me how the Left in their zest and quest to refrain from hurting anybody, wind up hurting everybody.   In the story below (I actually like that they have tackled this issue, but we still need to point out their inherent flaws)…

You can kiss the ring now, Don

Hey Don, get off your knees. Conrad had enough of that in prison.

In one of the most disingenuous, hagiographic, blindered and fluff pieces I’ve ever read about Con Black, this is the most disgusting.

Conrad Black pissed on Canada. He threw Canadians overboard because a shiny new whore with an accent walked his way. Does that matter to elite scribes like Pittis

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The future looks bleak for the CBC as we know it. The public broadcaster is facing a 12 per cent ($115 million) cut in its government funding and, two years down the road, the probable loss of the television service’s flagship Hockey Night in Canada, w…

With the release of the 2012 federal budget one month behind us you’ve likely captured the gist of the budget – cuts to the CBC and none to the Canada Council for the Arts. Here’s a full breakdown of how the cuts (and non cuts) affect arts and …

One of the casualties of Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s 2012 budget was the CBC. The network faces a 10 percent cut in funding over the next 3 years. In anticipation of the cuts, OpenMedia.ca and Leadnow.ca launched a project to encourage Canadians to…

Another change in BC Premier Christy Clark’s office, Andrew MacLeod, The Tyee, May 2, 2012 The Premier’s office is now Scott free, which conveniently fixes a CBC problem. They had refused to resolve the conflict issue after their own Ombuds…

Another change in BC Premier Christy Clark’s office, Andrew MacLeod, The Tyee, May 2, 2012

The Premier’s office is now Scott free, which conveniently fixes a CBC problem. They had refused to resolve the conflict issue after their own Ombudsman Kirk La…

Inspiring. The budget cuts imposed by the Harper Government on the CBC – and by extension, its French counterpart SRC – have been well documented in the media. The public broadcaster’s funding was cut by 10%, or $115 million, over the nex…

I know a bunch of peeps that are going to be devastated about this announcement.CBC has revealed that they are not going to be renewing Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune next year as the American produced shows are too expensive to buy. What does Alex Treb…

I’ll take “Things That are Going to Piss off my Granny for $1000, Alex. ” CBC announced today that they will not be carrying Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune next season! While the two shows were still bringing in huge ratings, the price of them was just too expensive.  CBC was paying upwards of $20 [...]

You know how you can never tell the difference between the Genies and Geminis?  Well, now you don’t have too! The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television announced this morning that it will unite its film, television and digital media awards into one gala event with a live prime time broadcast, Sunday, March 3, 2013 [...]

The F-35 costs were (more than) double what MacKay and the Conservatives told the public. The books used to track expenses for the jets were doubled. The books for Fantino’s CPC Vaughn campaign are alleged to have been doubled. Bruce Carson, Harper’s trusted PMO adviser, was a two time convict. For the Minister of Defence [...]

In business, this is what you call crooked. In Conservative parlance, it’s another day at the office.

In an interview airing on CBC Radio’s The House on Saturday, parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page spoke out on the issue for the first time since Auditor General Michael Ferguson delivered a report earlier this month lambasting the government and Department of National Defence officials over

Harper gives the impression that he owns all Canadians therefore he must control every aspect of our lives. His ability to appoint the leaders of the CBC is totally unacceptable. Harper must know that CBC is funded by taxpayers and not by him. His ab…

Even though one of Montreal’s most respected journalists decided to step out of the media spotlight and head a non-profit organization, it’s not the last you’ll hear from Anne Lagacé-Dowson.
Recently named director-general at Tolerance Foundatio…

I enjoyed all three of the videos that play in succession on this CTV page. Kady live blogging in the background is amusing. I supposed most people get funny facial expressions while they are writing, I can only imagine mine while I’m blogging. Her crack up at the revelation of the VikiLeaks password (StrongStableConservativeMajorityGovernment) was [...]

‘Tis late and the CBC’s pancake makeup weighs heavy on your blogger’s face. As all the world must surely know by now, Alberta Premier Alison Redford’s hole card turned out to be an ace yesterday and Alberta’s 41-year Progressive Conservative dynasty wi…

Danielle Smith, leader of the upstart Wildrose Party celebrates her… Wait! That’s not Danielle! That’s Alison Redford! (Reuters Photo, snatched from the Internet.) Remember: Alberta political winners may not always be exactly as illustrated by t…