The agency in question is tasked with promoting tourism in Canada so it is rational for them to not want negative stories to run. However, they also would have no legal power to block programming in foreign countries. They could only make their "displeasure" known. It is not clear why the broadcaster complied.
The language used in the article suggests to me that the people hired to represent the agency in China are Chinese-born and approach such disagreements in the "Chinese way" which involves threats and coercion. If the agency took such an attitude in Europe or the US, the broadcaster would respond with derision and laughter.
Not clear? Who are you kidding.
If they got other nationals to do their dirty work because their Canadian staff were too cowardly to do it, that in itself renders the deed that much more distasteful.
Please explain how you think the government of Canada would compel a private broadcaster to censor its content. Do you think it can threaten to close the broadcaster or throw journalists in jail? There is absolutely no legal way for the Canadian government to block broadcast of stories on private networks and if the government resorted to illegal ways the private broadcaster would immediately go to courts which have a long track record of telling the government that it is wrong.
So, in this case, I can quite confidently state that there is no way for the Canadian government to censor broadcasts on private networks which means your allegations are nonsense.
They just did. Are you freaking blind? The Canadian Tourism Commission is a government corporation. You're a fool to dissociate government policies and their official overtures from their corporations and vice versa. Even if we buy your fuzzy logic, it's still a matter of complicity. You're blindsiding people with that democratic soliloquy while omitting the fact that China is one of, if not the most lucrative markets for attracting tourists, is laughable.
The truth is, First Nations and Chinese people share a history of discrimination and racism in Canada, and First Nations continue to live in appalling conditions forced on them since colonial times. Seeing a leader waddling around with a pretty face, saying how much he wants to have better relations with First Nations, while his government agencies censor First Nations people, preventing them from engaging with the international community is bad. The removal of the Chief from Chinese media at the request of Tourism Canada is pretty awful discrimination.
Basically they were shaking with fear at the prospect of having 850 MILLION foreign viewers watch a First Nations chief speak about current issues or whatever was on his mind. How fearful is the Canadian government at the prospect of 850 MILLION Chinese viewers being exposed to any discrepancy, such as for example how the RCMP engage in acts of kidnap and rape of aboriginal women in Northern BC? Its on record that the government was publicly dismissive of this very Human Rights Watch report.
We can all improve our institutions and the Chinese should be encouraged towards this end. If there's nothing good to offer, then one shouldn't be destructive in either poor ethics or trade. For example, tangibly speaking, Canadian Canola seed is not a nutritious culinary product. I've heard that large swaths of Canola in Saskatchewan have been contaminated through GMO cross pollination. This was a result of Canada's (continued) lax policies towards GMO foods and supplies. What do Chinese tourists and Canola imports have in common? Billions of dollars at stake. These sorts of trade missions are merely a plan B to the reluctance of populations toward TTIP and CETA which would corrupt the quality of food systems worldwide.
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Not clear? Who are you kidding.
If they got other nationals to do their dirty work because their Canadian staff were too cowardly to do it, that in itself renders the deed that much more distasteful.
They just did. Are you freaking blind? The Canadian Tourism Commission is a government corporation. You're a fool to dissociate government policies and their official overtures from their corporations and vice versa. Even if we buy your fuzzy logic, it's still a matter of complicity. You're blindsiding people with that democratic soliloquy while omitting the fact that China is one of, if not the most lucrative markets for attracting tourists, is laughable.
The truth is, First Nations and Chinese people share a history of discrimination and racism in Canada, and First Nations continue to live in appalling conditions forced on them since colonial times. Seeing a leader waddling around with a pretty face, saying how much he wants to have better relations with First Nations, while his government agencies censor First Nations people, preventing them from engaging with the international community is bad. The removal of the Chief from Chinese media at the request of Tourism Canada is pretty awful discrimination.
Basically they were shaking with fear at the prospect of having 850 MILLION foreign viewers watch a First Nations chief speak about current issues or whatever was on his mind. How fearful is the Canadian government at the prospect of 850 MILLION Chinese viewers being exposed to any discrepancy, such as for example how the RCMP engage in acts of kidnap and rape of aboriginal women in Northern BC? Its on record that the government was publicly dismissive of this very Human Rights Watch report.
We can all improve our institutions and the Chinese should be encouraged towards this end. If there's nothing good to offer, then one shouldn't be destructive in either poor ethics or trade. For example, tangibly speaking, Canadian Canola seed is not a nutritious culinary product. I've heard that large swaths of Canola in Saskatchewan have been contaminated through GMO cross pollination. This was a result of Canada's (continued) lax policies towards GMO foods and supplies. What do Chinese tourists and Canola imports have in common? Billions of dollars at stake. These sorts of trade missions are merely a plan B to the reluctance of populations toward TTIP and CETA which would corrupt the quality of food systems worldwide.