A front page article in the Star today sported the headline "Ottawa puts mounties on a tighter leash".
The writer went on to say 'Everything including "media advisories, news, releases, background info, media lines and talking points for spokespersons and senior officials/members" must be vetted."
Isn't this wonderful. Mr. Harper will CONTROL everything the Canadian public learns about the activities of our national police. This will be particularly bad in British Columbia where the force has apparently screwed up seriously for many years. It is embarrassing for the Mounties and somehow reflects badly on Mr. Harper. Now, under his regime, the public will not know about events or even current investigation so the force will not be embarrassed and Mr. Harper will sleep soundly.
Mr. Harper is well known to be a control freak. If he keeps going he will assume the robes recently abandoned by Sadam Hussein, Moamar Qaddafi and Josef Stalin among others. There is no limit to his power since he gained a majority in Parliament and we know power corrupts. Corruption is hidden by control of the press. Is that the path we are on?
It's time we all joined the "Occupy Movement" before we lose our freedom of speech and assembly to the MAN.
Not to worry John, you and I, together, would be quite a formidable media outlet as long as we pretend to be ignorant as usual.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, how come I have Russians reading my Blog every day?
There, now tell everyone that no one reads your Blog!
I gather some comments were made but they didin't appear. I changed some setting, perhaps they will now.
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