Roundup: Local media takes on Poilievre

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It was a banner day for local media yesterday, as the local news in Sudbury absolutely roasted the Conservatives for trying to send them media lines about how the Liberals’ Ontario caucus is holding their retreat in the “lavish” Sudbury Holiday Inn. No, seriously, that’s the line they’ve been trying to spin. (It’s the “Rome of the North,” remember?) Of course, Poilievre himself has held a top-dollar fundraiser at an expensive restaurant in Sudbury just a few weeks ago, and the Sudbury news did point out the cost of the Conservatives’ previous caucus retreat in Quebec City, but yeah, the attempt at outrage politics is that bad.

Meanwhile, the editor of the local paper in Niagara-on-the-Lake recently tried to ask Poilievre about government supports for local media, and then wrote a lengthy editorial dismantling the completely obvious lies that Poilievre told him in response, in part because he treats people like they’re idiots as he lies to them. It’s nice to see local media like this hold him to account, and are doing it better than some of the national outlets, who are very studiously both-sidesing everything Poilievre says and not calling him out on the clear and obvious lies, possibly because they don’t want to be on the receiving end of his vitriol the way CBC and The Canadian Press have been in recent months.

Speaking of media, I absolutely cannot believe that CTV actually posted a story trying to find a Canada Angle™ to US president Joe Biden’s pledge to impose term limits on judges in that country. Like, seriously, you do not need to Canada Angle™ every single gods damned story that comes out of the US. We’re a different country. We have a different laws and different structures, and we’re doing things better than they are in most cases as it is already. We don’t have an ideological Supreme Court, and we don’t have judges on that court hanging onto their positions literally until they die, and to even try and Canada Angle™ this is just amateurish. We have plenty of under-reported news stories in this country as is. We don’t need to import American stories while we’re at it.

Ukraine Dispatch

Ukraine says it downed all 29 Russian drones overnight on Thursdsay, however, a guided bomb struck the Kharkiv region, killing two and injuring twelve. There has been heavy fighting in the eastern front, as Russia is advancing toward the city of Pokrovsk. Russia says it will beef up border defences as Ukraine has taken control of the town of Sudzha, the administrative centre for the Kursk region, where they plan to start delivering humanitarian aid to residents. The push into Kursk has exposed Russia’s vulnerabilities, and some analysts believe could change the course of the war. In case you were wondering, Canada has okayed any of our donated heavy equipment to be used in Russian territory.

https://twitter.com/ukraine_world/status/1824012366792560682

Good reads:

  • Labour minister Steve MacKinnon has rejected CN Rail’s demand for binding arbitration in their labour dispute, and wants them to continue mediation.
  • The Canadian government is calling for an investigation into the destruction of the Canada Well water facility in Gaza.
  • It turns out that the government hasn’t made a decision on paying a bonus to CBC president Catherine Tait (as they keep dragging this ridiculous story out).
  • Speaking of ridiculous stories that won’t die, the soon-to-be former residence of the consul general in NYC is being listed for $13 million.
  • Here’s a look at how the CFIA eventually traced a listeria outbreak to plant-based “milk” beverages.
  • The company formerly known as SNC Lavalin wants $75 million to finish development of next-generation CANDU reactors to sell abroad.
  • Yves-François Blanchet doesn’t want committee hearings into the alleged terrorists to turn into a partisan sideshow. What does he think is going to happen?
  • Quebec wants a national “quota system” to redistribute asylum seekers across the country (because apparently they’re livestock and not human beings).
  • Danielle Smith says her school pronouns legislation will be tabled after September.
  • Mike Moffatt points out the problems with changes to the temporary foreign workers programme that has allowed wage suppression.
  • Keldon Bester showcases why the recent US decision on Google’s monopoly position is something that should be celebrated, and why regulation is important.
  • Justin Ling warns about politicians and journalists taking anything off of Twitter seriously, as it’s a hellsite built to amplify the worst possible instincts.
  • My Xtra column warns about the fatalism infecting the political discourse, as Poilievre has not won yet and a year is a long time for voters to fight him.

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2 thoughts on “Roundup: Local media takes on Poilievre”

  1. Dale, thanks again for factual reporting on media re the LOO.
    I was happy to read your good news about grain from the Ukraine reaching Gaza.
    Are the Democrats turning the tide for Democracy on both sides of the Border?

  2. James Moore was on Power and Politics last week defending Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook. It was surprising to me, I realize Conservatives would be critical of the current strategy, but there was almost a hero worship there that I really didn’t expect.

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