By Josh Lieblein Here at Raving Canuck we specialize in tugging on the capes of Canadian journos who are a little too obvious in their sucking up to the Liberal government as they contend with each other for crumbs tossed to them by Gerry Butts and other such functionaries. Sometimes it's hard to tell where … Continue reading Hack or Flack: Aaron Wherry Edition
Month: November 2017
CBC Ombudsman’s Response to My Complaint Letter
On November 10, I wrote an open letter to the CBC ombudsman asking why CBC chose to completely ignore the bombshell story about the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign allegedly rigging the Democratic National Committee nomination process against Senator Bernie Sanders. CBC has covered Clinton's book tour and did a report on how she warned a … Continue reading CBC Ombudsman’s Response to My Complaint Letter
Patrick Brown fires up Ontario Conservatives at the PC Policy Convention
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario Leader Patrick Brown was welcomed to a thundering crowd on Saturday. His two accomplished younger sisters, Stephanie and Fiona Brown, a dentist and lawyer respectively, introduced their brother to the stage at the PC's policy convention. “Mental health should be treated no differently than physical health,” said Brown to loud … Continue reading Patrick Brown fires up Ontario Conservatives at the PC Policy Convention
Canada’s Speech Shine Gets A Little Duller
By Josh Lieblein Canadians who like to look down their noses at the Yank barbarians and their primitive and uncivilized notion of “free speech” are having a bit of an awkward week. Convinced as they are that control by a select few is preferable to the messy democracy to the south, where--in their minds--the failure … Continue reading Canada’s Speech Shine Gets A Little Duller
Open Letter to CBC Ombudsman: Where is the Hillary Clinton Allegedly Rigged the DNC Coverage?
The following is an open letter to the CBC ombudsman in regards to the missing coverage on the explosive accusations against Hillary Clinton and her campaign in which they apparently rigged the Democratic nomination against former Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. I encourage anyone who agrees with the following letter to copy and paste it … Continue reading Open Letter to CBC Ombudsman: Where is the Hillary Clinton Allegedly Rigged the DNC Coverage?
The No Wynne Scenario Podcast (Ep. 8): Municipalities and the Province (October 26, 2017)
Apologies for the long hiatus. This podcast was recorded back on October 26. In this episode Josh and his anonymous municipal political activist explain how municipalities work politically, including their relationship with the province. We also discuss the Sudbury bribery trial being thrown out by the judge, as well as Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario … Continue reading The No Wynne Scenario Podcast (Ep. 8): Municipalities and the Province (October 26, 2017)
The Lowdown on Kathleen Wynne’s Campaign Manager David Herle
By Josh Lieblein David Smith. Don Guy. Jean Lapierre. Gerald Butts. Laura Miller. Katie Telford. David Herle wishes he was part of this elite group of Liberal magicians. And while it must be validating for him that Kathleen Wynne trusts him enough to manage her re-election bid--enough to reward him with 900K in lucrative contracts--there … Continue reading The Lowdown on Kathleen Wynne’s Campaign Manager David Herle
CBC’s The National Reminisces about Justin Trudeau’s Victory while reporting on Bronfman Tax Haven (Nov. 5, 2017)
(What Was Wrong With CBC’s The National Mission Statement.) Time allotment for The National stories on Sunday: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vR97AXIXa6sodK8DYbbWpnn6iFD_Jm6VrHgIupdeZiWgvQOXgUgpeIWYvC_V9Qrzo-YuK6Boxolazpq/pubchart?oid=1966259362&format=interactive Last night's The National was the last show in the old format, and you can't say they didn't go out with a bang in having a blockbuster news day. The lead story was the horrific massacre … Continue reading CBC’s The National Reminisces about Justin Trudeau’s Victory while reporting on Bronfman Tax Haven (Nov. 5, 2017)
Still No Word on Hillary Clinton Scandal, But 20 Minutes for ‘Ask Bob’ on Climate Change in Friday’s ‘The National’ (November 3, 2017)
(What Was Wrong With CBC’s The National Mission Statement.) Time allotment for The National stories on Friday: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRSAZR7wHATJsKER2RkeCmM7wMA62IMSErvNYcAEZ7wOviBNM5RXxznnU5jHeWGU-6cw6vvvw7a7I-H/pubchart?oid=1097049240&format=interactive What was wrong with The National on Friday: Well the CBC got to the Julie Payette story finally, albeit a couple days late. CBC's Katie Simpson did give some people of faith to respond to Payette's inappropriate … Continue reading Still No Word on Hillary Clinton Scandal, But 20 Minutes for ‘Ask Bob’ on Climate Change in Friday’s ‘The National’ (November 3, 2017)
Explosive Reports Hillary Clinton Rigged Democrat Nomination Missing From CBC’s ‘The National’ Thursday (November 2, 2017)
(What Was Wrong With CBC’s The National Mission Statement.) Time allotment for The National stories on Thursday: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRCXvwIEmm42c1CNoVtzM8pVxn9K7hPT7qLXWlgSsNNg-x5Yjc9FbrICaEqdEde2DoKwYtcRRe17N7T/pubchart?oid=331764434&format=interactive What was wrong with CBC's The National Thursday night: The National led with the murder investigation in a rural B.C. area because the remains of one murdered person were identified. An important story, yes, because other women … Continue reading Explosive Reports Hillary Clinton Rigged Democrat Nomination Missing From CBC’s ‘The National’ Thursday (November 2, 2017)