Police Won't Pursue Charges Against Fox News North

Despite the fact that adding fraudulent names to a petition is "a criminal act", the police have decided not to pursue the matter, of an alleged criminal act perpetrated by Fox News North.

Maybe Canadians need to go to the new Harper website where you can report being a victim of crime, because this was a direct attack on our democracy.

But there is some justice. Kory Teneycke was was forced to resign.

Of course he's now lobbing for the Australian takeover of our Potash industry.

What's with that guy and billionaires from down under? He just can't quit them.

I love the closing statement though:

"... supporters of the Sun TV bid, who complained bitterly that the Avaaz petition was designed to silence a new, right-wing voice in the Canadian news media."

A new right-wing voice? That's all we have now. How much more right-wing do they want the media to get?

We have not one single voice for Canada now. Not one.

We Have Won the Battle Over Potash But Not the War

Cowboy Steve has had a temporary change in strategy over the Potash takeover.

He hadn't counted on anger from the west, and for a man who exploited western alienation, he knew he had to be careful.

Some of the headlines are saying Harper Rejects BHP Bid For Potash Corp.

But that's not true.

C'mon. Harper choosing Canada over multinationals? He'd be kicked out of the club.

All he has done is to postpone it for 30 days, to give him and his corporate buddies time to create a successful ad campaign.

So we can't give up.

Keep writing and phoning.

We got rid of that horrible Kory Teneycke and Fox News North is not (at this time) trying to force us to pay for their damn TV station.

We need our own clever campaign slogans.

"Keep you hands off my ash"

"You don't know our ash from your hole down under" (Australia and all)

They need work.

Potash Story Reminds us That for Harper Multinationals ALWAYS Come First

There are many stories and op-eds on the potash situation, and while troubling, only further validate that Stephen Harper will always put multinationals before Canadian interests. Always has, always will.

Chantel Hebert believes that it further uncovers problems between the provinces and the federal government. She mentions the National Energy Program that alienated the West, mostly the results of good PR.

Saskatchewan's energy minister has sent a letter to Tony Clement. Even if he could read, he wouldn't care.

The Globe is predicting trouble for Harper in the West over his inability to stop this.

The NDP want the rules with regards to foreign ownership rewritten.

Where will it end?

Call me jaded but I see the corporate sector pouring a lot of money into an ad campaign that will somehow paint Harper as a conquering hero, and the whole thing will just fade away, as Canada loses more of it's soul.

Sigh.