Wow! -- 70,000 signers in 48 hours! The petition was delivered to the CRTC last night, and they're watching our numbers now - sign below, forward this email and make this an unstoppable public outcry! Dear friends across Canada, Public protections against false and misleading news coverage could be destroyed by the CRTC -- paving the way for "Fox News North" to spread false information to the Canadian public that supports their political agenda. We have just two days to raise a national … [Read more...]
Canada: '…public protections against false news coverage could be destroyed.'
Dear friends across Canada, Public protections against false and misleading news coverage could be destroyed by the CRTC -- paving the way for "Fox News North" to spread false information to the Canadian public that supports their political agenda. We have just two days to raise a national outcry and urge the CRTC to protect Canadian journalism! In 48 hours, public protections against false news coverage could be destroyed. The CRTC may pass a huge loophole to the “fair and balanced” … [Read more...]
AVAAZ – – Give us a Choice!
"Fox News North" is back trying to make us pay for poisonous media -- this time through backroom corporate deals that include them in cable packages with channels we actually want. Send a message to cable giants Shaw, Bell and Rogers demanding that they give Canadians a choice and offer Sun TV as a stand alone option to consumers. We've won the right to refuse to pay for “Fox News North”, but now that right is under threat. Sun TV is pressing cable companies to get their channel included … [Read more...]
CANADA – Avaaz: In 3 Days!
The deadline is just three days away for public comments opposing special CRTC favours for "Fox News North," the right-wing network being readied by the Sun media empire. Sun wants the government to force cable companies to offer them to Canadian customers. In these final 72 hours, let's rally thousands of Canadian voices against state-sponsored bias: In three days, the deadline will expire on the CRTC’s public comment period on Sun TV -- the proposed right-wing “Fox News North” … [Read more...]