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"IT is their board," isn't a justifiable reason for a NEWS MEDIA outlet to be practicing censorship - which of all people/org, should know the importance of FREEDOM OF SPEECH! DUH? The last one you'd expect to be doing this kind of thing is one who represents JOURNALISM! Why is it important? Freedom of expression is a universal human right. It is not the prerogative of the politician. Nor is it the privilege of the journalist. In their day-to-day work, journalists are simply exercising every citizen’s right to free speech. A free press is fundamental to a democratic society. It seeks out and circulates news, information, ideas, comment and opinion and holds those in authority to account. The press provides the platform for a multiplicity of voices to be heard. At national, regional and local level, it is the public’s watchdog, activist and guardian as well as educator, entertainer and contemporary chronicler. http://www.newsmediauk.org/Current-Topics/Press-Freedom Their forum is supposed to be meant for opinions! They should be prepared to accept opinions that they don't agree with. Censorship is defined as suppressing or removing anything deemed objectionable. A common, everyday example can be found on the radio or television, where potentially offensive words are “bleeped” out. More controversial is censorship at a political or religious level. If you’ve ever been banned from reading a book in school, or watched a “clean” version of a movie on an airplane, you’ve experienced censorship. https://open.lib.umn.edu/mediaandculture/chapter/15-4-censorship-and-freedom-of-speech/ There's nothing objectionable in what was deleted! Some of the responses here reflect how far gone our society is in their indifference to rights that are being chipped away.....or, perhaps they hadn't really sat down to reflect on it!

Nothing that deserves it to be disabled. Get used to rights being taken away. It isn't happening only in Canada. We're seeing the end of days for democracy.

No such thing as minimum wage by then. We'll all be "taken cared" of by the government. We'll just have to work our butt off. All happy together, working for the "common good."

Farell might not meet the requirement: black, transgender, indigenous.

So there are still those who get CERB.

What covid restrictions would still affect that today? So....they'd rather be unemployed? At a time when prices are going through the roof? They're still collecting CERB?

But it isn't happening only in the UK. Shortages of drivers is being cited in the USA. We've got shortages of manpower too in some sectors. I'm reading about some bare shelves at Target (I don't know if it's Canada or USA) at another forum.

I don't understand. They're panicking in UK over gas. Their government said, it's due to shortage of drivers. Empty shelves, gasoline shortages and sky-high energy prices? Britain is facing a ‘difficult winter’ https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/24/empty-shelves-and-gasoline-shortages-uk-facing-a-difficult-winter.html Even the USA faces the same problem. Empty Shelves Plague Grocery Stores as Supply and Staff Shortages Continue https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/empty-shelves-plague-grocery-stores-as-supply-and-staff-shortages-continue/vp-AAN4y73 Why is there a shortage of workers? Meatpacking company in Canada is asking for permission to hire temporary migrants to fill the vacancies. And even now, some products are not available (like other diet colas)!

What exactly did he say? How is that even comparable to scaring voters of dying like what's happening in Alberta?

@Michael Hardner It is a scare tactic when you try to scare voters that voting for O'Toole will end up resulting in the same thing that's happening in Alberta!

Why? Scare tactics work! Especially with Covid and what's happening in Alberta. O'Toole's campaign should've been ready at every dirt thrown at them. That should've been anticipated! They got snagged with gun issues and evasion hurts. With a fractured Conservative Party, I think we're in for a very long, continuous Liberal rule.

Well I don't have cable but just the basics - so I'm doomed to leftist channels! CPAC isn't as bad as CTV and CBC. But it has a lot of French (and I'm not bilingual)!

That's good. Go out and vote. I already did - advance polling.

All polls indicate a very tight race. And, Bloc and PPC, and the bust of the Green Party can play a surprising upset. The Blocs are surging in Quebec (which could be a spoiler for Trudeau). Singh might be able to hold on to his supporters. And it's a three-way race in BC! PPC supporters could swing to O'Toole at the last minute....or, they can really spoil it for the Conservatives. They also say that voters who are anti-Trudeau could just go for the PPC or Green as a protest vote! Pollsters are all watching to see what will happen. They're not counting anything out. They say it's all about the turn-out of voters who will actually vote! Go out and vote!

All polls indicate a very tight race. And, Bloc and PPC, and the bust of the Green Party can play a surprising upset. Go out and vote!

Hope isn't always based on what's deemed as, "realistic."

Well - let me get a big, fat disappointment if you are correct. But right now, hope is still alive.

I still urge Canadians to go out and vote! It's too close to call. PPC supporters can still do a last-minute strategic vote! I also heard the disabled people are voting for Singh because they've been left out by Trudeau during the CERB. Many young people are also going for Singh. It ain't over til the fat lady sings!

We might have Trudeau back again. <sigh>