tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post1398224983967038503..comments2024-03-28T19:18:40.387-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: Fasten Your Seat BeltsOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-88690224703608518842008-06-26T19:09:00.000-04:002008-06-26T19:09:00.000-04:00This election will be as important -- and as hard ...This election will be as important -- and as hard fought -- as the Free Trade Election of 1988.<BR/><BR/>One can only hope that Canadians,who are well acquainted with winter,will know when they're being snowed.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-91559454963613980252008-06-26T17:14:00.000-04:002008-06-26T17:14:00.000-04:00One of the greatest challenges faced by Dion will ...One of the greatest challenges faced by Dion will be to get a fair hearing in Canada's right-of-centre media.<BR/><BR/>This, of course, is a problem the NDP has faced for years.<BR/><BR/>A group like The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is described as "left-leaning"; on the other hand, the Fraser Institute--an extreme right-wing group--is presented as 'expert' mainstream comment.<BR/><BR/>There is a growing disconnect between editorial comments and Canadian's views expressed in polls.<BR/><BR/>In the next election, with so many economic interests in play, it will be interesting to watch media coverage of Dion's proposals.<BR/><BR/>Does media concentration threaten Canadian democracy? You bet!Gaianicityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16672884378734366444noreply@blogger.com