Category Archives: Politics

Can Sun TV provide a ‘third way’ in Canadian TV journalism?

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Larry Cornies

As was widely expected, Quebecor Inc. CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau has announced plans to launch Sun TV News Channel across Canada beginning Jan. 1, 2011. Speculation that Quebecor would bid to become a national news broadcaster has soared in recent … Continue reading →

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The undoing of White House correspondent Helen Thomas

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Larry Cornies

She was the matriarch of White House correspondents — until a few ill-considered sentences from the side of the camera lens to which she is less accustomed landed her in hot water late last month and forced her abrupt resignation … Continue reading →

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Stephen Harper rocks the National Arts Centre

Posted on October 4, 2009 by Larry Cornies

Well, now, that was different. And really quite refreshing. As if any additional evidence was needed that the momentum in Canadian politics is shifting from Michael Ignatieff’s Liberals to the Stephen Harper Conservatives, the prime minister put on a little … Continue reading →

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Campaign video wars begin

Posted on September 26, 2009 by Larry Cornies

In mid-September, I found a message from the Conservative Party of Canada in my email inbox. The sender was identified as “Mike Duffy” — yes, that one. The subject line — “Let’s talk about moving Canada forward” — was followed … Continue reading →

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Kudos to Globe for North Korea series

Posted on September 6, 2009 by Larry Cornies

I’m finding the current series of articles, diary entries, photographs and video clips by Globe and Mail foreign correspondent Mark MacKinnon and freelance photographer Sean Gallagher on life in North Korea absolutely fascinating. It’s undercover reporting at its finest — … Continue reading →

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