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Fish meet barrel: Is that how you see things? In sweet little false dichotomies that your mind can digest so you still feel that you have something to add? So should the wealthy - or their corporations - have the power to usurp individual freedoms as given to us through the Charter of Rights and Freedoms? Or should the wealthy, through the offices of their corporations, have greater access to justice? Yet you whine and complain and obfuscate with invective all because a small group of people have taken it upon themselves to exercise a Constitutional right. The amount of power they have over you, just by getting you to pay attention to their many causes, is simply outstanding. Obviously, you lack the wealth to be powerful enough to ignore their actions. Are you talking about the vast amount of wealth acquired through inheritance? Be careful what you wish for, because chances are you would be on the losing side should there ever come a conflict between the wealthy and the mob. Or do you ignore history books too?

Taxes. Someone is forcing you to watch the CBC? Oh dear.

Yeah, but they contributed to winning the war overall, even though they lost the kill ratio on the ground too.

Really? You have no idea? You should educate yourself for that billion dollars you are paying. I do support the CBC and have stepped up to support it. Just like Heritage Canada, Parks Canada, CIDA... National mandate needs no "rough patches." CBC has a legitimate cultural and historical heritage to preserve contained in a clearn and concise mission statement. Not only that, but the CBC also has user fees to apply to those that want to enjoy their broadcasting services. They are called commercials. I already have a "hissing sound" on my television dial, it's called SunTV. And I am paying for it without anyone asking me if I wanted it as a part of my cable bill. So boo-hoo.

None. If we have military experts like you advising, God help us: North Vietnamese Aces All in rickety little MiGs. Hey, maybe the Russians would kick in some AK's too.

Yes because the planes actually fought each other. LOFL!

a Berlusconi supporter...

Well easy for you to say from your shack in Montana.

Oh, please. Berlusconi was practically the Il Duce and that didn't stop us from economic deals with Italy.

It really is. With their excellent technology, superb fighter aircraft, tons of resources... they are loaded for bear. Heck, we could likely drop a nice, neat little pipeline right across the North Pole into their oil refineries. They're not commies anymore, why not? I bet their MiGs do OK in the Arctic.

No, it is the whole point. A regionally focused broadcaster with a national mandate. Like Heritage Canada, Sports Canada or any other government funded cultural department. Fishies too, if you really want to get technical. Then they should go national and prove their funding model with work. Or, as I have already pointed out, TVOntario also exists. As opposed to the so-smooth sailing CKUA has had over the past 15 years, yes? Puh-lease, go talk to all those supporters of Lower Fort Garry, Banff or Jasper National Parks about all that "entertainment" that is paid for by the vast majority of people who live east of Winterpeg. Good for them. Kudos! Your "obligation" to fund the CBC is a complete red-herring. The only "obligation" you have is to pay your taxes. Once that happens, you have no more obligations. If you don't like what the majority wants, move.

An ugly campaign against the CBC There is a tinge of irony here that those Con MP's would side themselves with a media giant in a province they got wiped out in. No wonder they want to side with Quebecor so badly, because their name is mud in Quebec. Fortunately, Quebecor, in their general shrill slurring speech, appears to be implicating other large media conglomerates in their CBC witch hunt. First the Canadian Press, then the Globe and Mail, and now the Star.

and... the ruling is in... CRTC offers compromise on usage-based billing Which is essentially the same billing scheme that Bell and Rogers off to their customers. Ah, to a degree I suppose for those that have quotas...

And people wonder what their 'coherent' message is....

Well, it is the global economy and Russia isn't the Big Bad Soviet Union anymore and could likely use the business. At the same time, we could work out some deals for some oil too.

I'm not sure, I suppose each location would have to be evaluated as to the probability of success measured against reasonable limits.

Damn! I had such high hopes!

If this is true is there some place we can write to make suggestions?

Naw, not even some scary little boogeyman that you can conjure up Tilter. Try some other word magic and see if you can come up with a reason.

Nothing is stopping them from exercising their "right" to enjoy "their" park.

I wonder if Russia would like to do a deal for some of their MiG-35's, maybe ramp up production to make a big sale?

No kidding. One commentator on CP24 in Toronto, Stephen LeDrew said that the neighbours in the vicinity of St. James Park in Toronto had "the right to enjoy their park." Some pretty dumbass shit on TV too.

See the OP.

Might be cheaper to run it all as one test case?