U.S. Based Petition against a new proposed Canadian Conservative News Show

[canuckian]

I don't know if any of you know about this, but Quebecor has applied for a licence to our CRTC (Canadian  nanny state put your hands up if you need to go the bathroom) to run a 24 hour Conservative news channel called Sun TV.

The left wing are going hysterical over it, they are signing a U.S. based petition against it using unfounded allegations and libel, and railing at people on forums about it, even Americans are getting in on it  -    calling it Fox News North.

This shows how selective about freedom of choice and media the left wing is, freedom of speech only applies if it is their opinion !!

http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2010/09/02/kelly-mcparland-margaret-atwoods-selective-support-for-press-freedom/

[AllosaursRus]

WTF????????

The next lefty Canuck that tries to tell me how superior they are to America, I'm goin' to give 'im a fat lip!

For cripes sake! What the hell are you guys doin' up there?

[true_blood]

This shows how selective about freedom of choice and media the left wing is, freedom of speech only applies if it is their opinion !!

Couldn't have said it better myself. Freedom, who needs it?!?! (sarcasm)

[canuckian]

Right, freedom of speech is very selective when it comes to the left, the petition is coming from avaaz.org.  It is my understanding that this site is tied to moveon.org and Soros, although a Canadian is involved with it.  However, I find it amazing that among the signatures is a Margwood Atwood a well known (by Canadians) writer and poet, she wouldn't like it if there was a petition asking her not to publish her crap.

Free speech for the left is only for liberals.

[cavegal]

It seems they are trying to take over the World.  The problem is the mooselimbs are their biggest problem and they do not know it. The libs would be the first to be killed mooselimbs cannot stand their way of living.

[vesta111]

Not surprised, Canada has much the same problems the USA has.We in the USA have little knowledge of the founding the good or the bad of Canada.

My first ancestor who crossed the border did not do so at his will.  Anyone ever read of the Arcadia's and trail of tears.? The french sold on the block as slaves next to the Africans.? His decedents fought in the Revolutionary war and later the Civil, and all other wars up to today.

Crazy times for Canada with the religious on both sides of France and England taking over.   Then when the Indians got involved WOW.

Nothing that comes out of Canada surprises me, was it the 60's or 70's when the french were blowing up mail boxes and demanding the return of the Court of France?----I am sure there are a few of them left today wanting the Queen to get the hell out.

[canuckian]

That was the FLQ in Quebec, the only good thing Pierre Trudeau did then was to invoke the war measures act.  -

Even now the separatist Bloc Quebecois are the majority federal party in Quebec, what other country would have a separatist party as part of the opposition.

I read a couple of other forums where the same American poster is right in there telling everyone how bad Fox news is so Canada really doesn't need a conservative news channel !!!   The lefties lap it up, the liberals are terrified that Canadians should - heaven forbid - actually listen to something other than our state funded left wing CBC.

[IassaFTots]

That was the FLQ in Quebec, the only good thing Pierre Trudeau did then was to invoke the war measures act.  -

Even now the separatist Bloc Quebecois are the majority federal party in Quebec, what other country would have a separatist party as part of the opposition.

I read a couple of other forums where the same American poster is right in there telling everyone how bad Fox news is so Canada really doesn't need a conservative news channel !!!   The lefties lap it up, the liberals are terrified that Canadians should - heaven forbid - actually listen to something other than our state funded left wing CBC.

Funny to hear you say that.  My mom lived in BC for 3-4 years, up near Kelowna.  She used to tell me how well-rounded the CBC was when it came to news, and how much more she trusted the news up there....Until she moved back to the US, and started watching Fox.  It has been an amusing process to watch, quite honestly.

[Thor]

I don't believe that the USA should tell Canadians how to run their country  and in the same vein, I don't believe that any other country should tell the USA how it should be run. Not being familiar with Canada's Laws, I don't know whether or not they fully allow freedom of speech. I can say that here in the USA, freedom of speech is SUPPOSED to be a right, but, in all honesty, it's not.

[AllosaursRus]

I don't believe that the USA should tell Canadians how to run their country  and in the same vein, I don't believe that any other country should tell the USA how it should be run. Not being familiar with Canada's Laws, I don't know whether or not they fully allow freedom of speech. I can say that here in the USA, freedom of speech is SUPPOSED to be a right, but, in all honesty, it's not.

Just ask the Pastor in Florida!

If he wanted to burn Bibles, no one would even turn their liberal head!