tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post3750626028276626678..comments2023-10-14T05:50:19.314-04:00Comments on Making Sense with Nicholls: This election isn't truly freeGerry Nichollshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10496716615185797501noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post-74548755149451042182011-04-16T07:42:51.108-04:002011-04-16T07:42:51.108-04:00Gerry, any special interest group can call journal...Gerry, any special interest group can call journalists for media coverage. It will cost them nothing. You may criticize MSM bias but there are enough media outlets for everyone.mannynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post-71413964755399763262011-04-14T20:02:29.837-04:002011-04-14T20:02:29.837-04:00We have never had a free election, The very first ...We have never had a free election, The very first election in this country saw boat loads of brits brought over to vote.<br />Throughout my generation's life Desmarias picked our government and PM and the media seen too it that they were elected, some times only by pets and dead people but hey that's Canada.<br />The sectors of parasites are far too numerous to name them all, but Canada has far greater problems than special interest groups being held to what a private citizen can also afford.<br />We have a PM and Government not beholden to Power Corp, a media with no credibility so no power and that works for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post-45098179702075682842011-04-14T13:11:42.516-04:002011-04-14T13:11:42.516-04:00Interesting issue.
My only concern is that if I w...Interesting issue.<br /><br />My only concern is that if I wanted to, I could just go and spread lies with enough money. There should be rules in place, and those rules should be enforced by an independent body, though a complete gag is unacceptable.<br /><br />In BC, the BCTF was running alot of advertising about how the Campbell government was ruining our education system, yet Campbell still got 3 terms, and only resigned over his poor handling of the HST implementation. So Gerry, you're right, money and advertising doesn't seem to buy votes. BCNU also ran adds similar to those run by the BCTF.Alannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post-80262082547479104002011-04-11T18:09:41.304-04:002011-04-11T18:09:41.304-04:00...It must be a very bitter pill to swallow for sp......It must be a very bitter pill to swallow for special interest groups! My heart bleeds for you! :PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post-80234062366307792172011-04-11T17:00:02.155-04:002011-04-11T17:00:02.155-04:00There is no election gag law on the provincial lev...There is no election gag law on the provincial level in Ontario.<br /><br />Of course, the real problem with Working Families is its using force dues to pay for the ads.<br /><br />That's undemocratic.Gerry Nichollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10496716615185797501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post-31542263255746257802011-04-11T16:42:18.949-04:002011-04-11T16:42:18.949-04:00It is more a question. How can workingfamilies.ca ...It is more a question. How can workingfamilies.ca advetise their position, a group primiarily finainced by unions? Do the laws not apply to them, or is there a loop hole?Bryan Moirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15946869250009285933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post-19473472210283222052011-04-11T13:30:33.699-04:002011-04-11T13:30:33.699-04:00You absolutely correct in that there should be no ...You absolutely correct in that there should be no gag laws. What is even more unacceptable is how Elections Canada are selective in applying the gag law. As already stated we see unions and just about every radical leftist group going unnoticed, even those being funded by foreigners, in their desperate attempt to prevent another Conservative win, especially a majority.Alainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post-5335797477182000722011-04-11T10:47:04.082-04:002011-04-11T10:47:04.082-04:00Much of the political advertising was/is done by u...Much of the political advertising was/is done by unions, and their members are not truly free to opt out of contributing to political messages which do not respect their own opinions. So you're point about being truly free it pretty well moot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com