Return of the Talking Head

I appeared on CTV's News at 5 with Matt Young today, around 24:00 in this show. 

And of course, there were a few points I didn't make in the process, most notably this: pathetic though it is that Scott Moe's plan for Saskatchewan "autonomy" is copied from Jason Kenney, it's all the more embarrassing that Moe's chosen to plagiarize from someone who's flunking out of the class.

On selective support

Stephen LaRose makes a great point about the Wall government's decision to axe the Saskatchewan Communications Network, as Brad Wall lent his imprimatur to CTV's "Save Local TV" campaign when that meant filling the pockets of the corporate media, helpfully saying that "our life is much richer because we have local television". So presumably he himself agrees that the province is much poorer for his government's choice choice to slash SCN.

(Edit: fixed typo.)

Burning questions

Has the CTRC threatened to strip CTV's broadcasting license if it doesn't provide Stephen Harper with at least one appearance every 10 minutes at Olympic events he attends? And if not, why is he getting nearly as much face time as some of the athletes?

Edit: fixed title.

Expert manipulations

Call it anti-reality animus or just the result of staff cuts. But take a look at who's actually behind CTV's report which breathlessly claims that "experts" don't think a coalition government can work.

In fact, one of the two sources cited says that the coalition could well work based on the extreme circumstances:

"My gut reaction would be similar to his (Cooper's). However, sometimes, the political parties in Ottawa get themselves into a situation where they can actually create a momentum that is hard to push back," he said.

"It's possible that they (MPs) are all saying we'll defeat the government. But they don't want to force an election and so they will force themselves to make a coalition work."

And the other "expert"? That would be one of Stephen Harper's longtime confidants who, at last notice, was being evasive (in his own words!) over his funnelling of charitable donations into illegal third-party advertising supporting the Conservatives.

Suffice it to say that if CTV can't find anybody less partisan than Barry Cooper to question whether a coalition can work, then Harper truly has created the conditions for his own demise. And it couldn't happen to a more deserving individual.