Category: Media

The Vancouver Observer’s NEB “Spying” Story Was A Shameless Deception (Feat. Elizabeth May & Joyce Murray)

Last week the Vancouver Observer published a scare story criticising the Harper government’s extensive spying on anti-oilsands groups. The writer explained that the “federal government” (wait, I thought it was Harper?) has been “vigorously spying” on anti oil sands activists and organizations across the country. Adding some fuel to the fire, they also hinted at a …

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Sun News: Canadian Political Violence (feat. Greg Renouf)

The Globe & Mail Falls Hook, Line & Sinker For Iranian TV’s Anti-Canadian Fish Story (feat. Patricia Kelly & PressTV)

Last July PressTV broadcast what was undoubtedly their greatest ever fish story. Being a propaganda arm of the Iranian government they’ve told a lot of whoppers. This story is no different that way, but it does have an amusing twist. It actually involves fish- documenting the perils faced by Patricia Kelly as she battled for …

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The Newsroom’s Shameless 9/11 Porn

Although you may spend your life killing, You will not exhaust all your foes. But if you quell your own anger, your real enemy will be slain. ~Nagarjuna I’ve been watching The Newsroom the past few weeks. For someone who has mostly given up on television the past few years, I’ve been generally impressed by …

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RabbleOp: How Canada’s Alternative Media Is Failing Us…

A lot of people complain that the Canadian media is held in too few hands. I’ve written about this myself- for example in Vancouver the city’s two major newspapers, the Vancouver Sun & Province (or, as I call them the SunVince) are held by the same company, Postmedia. To compound the problem, they also own …

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Media Watch: Krazy Krystalline Kraus Is A Krap Reporter (Rabble.ca Editors Too)

Not only is Krazy Krystalline Kraus (KKK) someone who takes advantage of the indigenous community, and not only is she a compulsive liar, but it seems she is also a rather crap reporter. Or, perhaps I am giving her too much credit here, she could just be lying….

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Media Watch: Krusty Krystalline Kraus Is A Krap Reporter (Rabble.ca Editors Too)

Not only is Krusty Krystalline Kraus (KKK) someone who takes advantage of the indigenous community, and not only is she a compulsive liar, but it seems she is also a rather crap reporter. Or, perhaps I am giving her too much credit here, she could just be lying….

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May Day March From City Hall and the Occupy Toronto “Re-Occupation”

We’ve marched through the streets for about three and a half hours now. The march started at Nathan Philips Square and headed west down Queen Street. From there, the crowd stopped at the intersection of Spadina and blocked traffic for a while.

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May 1st, Hour 1: Assaulted By Dave Vasey & Greg Cipryk! (With Special Guest- Judy Rebick!)

So, here I am covering the events of Occupy Toronto’s May Day celebrations- live and on the spot! I started waiting at Bay & King Street where the ‘Human’ chess game was announced, but it turned-out to be a decoy.

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How To Start A Fake Revolution!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0xlOeZ8Dr8?rel=0 The parallels in this theory with what has happened inside the Occupy movement are unnerving. But you know what is more unnerving? Having a look at the logos used by OPTOR in some of their colour revolutions!

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