Any chance Peter will be suspended without pay until this is cleared up. Better yet, suspend the entire network.

CBC's Dan Rather moment.

The Canadian internet is making its presence on MSM known.
Three cheers for Sandra Buckler in the PMO.
Henceforth beware of all CBC news reports folks.

This is a work of fiction and "Any chance Peter will be suspended without pay until this is cleared up" is without foundation and any comparison to real individuals is without merit.

The foregoing is a imaginary composite of the CBC Ombudsman's response, as is much of their reporting.

The CBC wields tremendous powers to soften, shape, slope, slant and solidify public opinion. All at taxpayers' expense.

You would think that the rights-and-freedoms loving CBC would raise the matter of involuntary funding as a civil liberties issue, but, no, I guess that's not going to happen.

Come to think of it, freedom-loving socialists love the idea of involuntary funding.

But only for causes they endorse.

Blogs and the internet - very powerful. And, those of us who sent emails of complaint to the CBC - hey, we have copies of those emails on our computers. Dated. Addressed. The CBC was informed.

"......report broadcast on the public broadcaster's French-language network."

So they got busted before the aired it on English CBC...and they still put it out over Radio- Canada....as if no one would notice!

Truly ........ the CBC is the official information organ of the LIEberal Party! No integrity no scruples and no brains....
I eagerly await the reply from Tony Burman!

I am surprised the CPC doesn't file more formal complaints about virtually all of the MSM. They could pick almost any day and find stories that are just plain wrong. Is this one that much worse?

Write to him - http://www.cbc.ca/ombudsman/

I just did... Accuracy, Fairness and Integrity !

Indeed...........a joke at our expense!

Kate,
The next step is to scrutinize every document coming from the Dion camp that is attempting to smear and bring down PMSH.

You need to catch these fools in their own version of a Rathergate SNAFU. Oh, and it will come, it will come. I just hope it's you there first.

The Canadian MSM may lose only some credibility, but even better, the public will wise up to the snake belly tactics of the LIEberals.

Keep up the good work,
Doug

Notice also that the Red Rag and CP try to obfuscate the matter by combining the CBC journalistic malfeasance with the story of TBC mishandling of its own advertising policy!

Kate, I just love it when your right! I wonder if Sandra's been reading your site????? We can only dream that one day the tax burden of the CBC will come to an end.

I noticed today that the CTV had on their site this story:

"Conservatives mark first year in power"

it has since been changed to:

"Harper says Tory gov't not fully embraced yet."

Freedom of the press to change their tune I guess.

Kate, OT but pretty huge:

Iran may be only 12 months from a nuke. The Telegraph reports N.Korea has been giving technical advice (Iranians were at the N.Korean test)and have offered to help Iran with their first test.

Here:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/01/24/wiran24.xml

I wish that the NHL would abandon the CBC; I wonder if the league or its advertisers has ever heard much of that sentiment? BTW, Little Mosque on the Prairie is a crappy show; I suffered through a few minutes, I know!

Today, I received my latest response from the CBC Ombudstoady's office to a complaint I've recently laid:

"I write to acknowledge receipt of your e-mail, which I will share with Mr. Carlin [CBC Ombudsman and employee] on his return to the office. I have also shared it with Jane Anido, Director of CBC Radio News Programming, along with the request that your concerns be addressed."

Perhaps Mr. Carlin plans to be away for a long time.

I'd love to see his office's response to the PMO. I wonder if it will be the same regurgitated pablum the rest of us keep getting.

(My response to today's pro-forma non response from CBC? "I look forward to having my concerns addressed--preferably, with impartiality and due attention to the substance of my complaint. There's always a first time.")

Makes me wonder how much I missed, in, say the early 90's when I was an impressionable youth looking to find my political views. I read the news and tried to seek out information and looked to sources like McLeans magazine and Time and Newsweek.

I trust news blogs more than the media now. Knowing if someone screws up there will be heck to pay.

It is unfortunate that you Kate, have higher standards and are more concerned with the facts than the CBC-which should be

Dear Mr. Kursk:

I write to acknowledge receipt of your e-mail, which I have shared with
Jonathan Whitten, Executive Producer of The National, along with the
request that your concerns be addressed.

Yours truly,

Vince Carlin
CBC Ombudsman

That was the reply received when i wrote a letter to them on this very subject..i wait with bated breath..

We all owe a large debt to cbcWatch for finding that the documents were available in the public domain and to SDA for promoting that fact.

No sightings of Peter The Great since last Thursday, hmmm, wonder why? Gophers tend to be careful about coming out of their holes once they've been whacked.

Can't wait to read all about this- in the Glob & Pail and the Trudeau Star!?!
Bwahahaha!
Perhaps a 'special report' on the CBC?
(Not bloody likely)
Since these appointed flakes are paid by the taxpayers, why can't the Harper Government FIRE them!
Hey- let's all write more letters of complaint, to:
1. The Federal Government Ombudsflunky
2. The Oinktario Government Ombudsflunky
3. The CBC Ombudsflunky
Wait! (They are all appointees, too.)
Isn't 'democracy' wonderfull!

CBC...aka Sgt. Shultz in Kelly's Hero's

- I see nothing, I hear nothing...and the big one...I KNOW nothing...

Bev Oda is the minister responsible for the cbc.
Her e-mail must be overflowing.
When the House resumes, you can write her, postage
free, at the Parliament bldgs, Ottawa.
Any postal worker not delivering because of lack of postal code should be fied.

Why are my tax dollars funding this crap from the CBC?

It is time they are cut off from government funding support.

Tomax

Dead on...but I might add this.....Beyond knowing nothing...it's all about the "KlinK".

Consequences.

Syncro

Jeff @ 11:23 pm

Its 2:30 am so I am taking the liberty to address this to Jeff to his post specifically.
I am an old man and like you it took me a while to sort all this Canadian media stuff out. ar
CBC and particularly the National Film Board ( a boars nest of crypto-communist documentary producers) have been purveyors of left wing information dissemination in the 'deranged Dominion' as Mark Steyn is wont to describe it.

For whatever reason, the CBC chooses to slant all their news and political stuff to the left.
It is hard to understand, but it appears to be an ideological gene in the heart of the beast.
But there is no denying that this has been going on for decades.
About ten years ago the internet entered into the communication field and the MSM gatekeepers of information started losing their grip.
I realized what a wonderful thing had taken place in the life of those who live by the truth and how humans can free themselves from manipulation by corrupt governments and passive enabling media.
You are fortunate Jeff, and all the other young people in this country who realize how the gatekeepers of information are being neutered by virtue of the internet.
Now its up to you Jeff and your generation to fight the powers at the UN because they are a threat to your ( our) freedom if they agree to control the internet with 'progressive' governments.
Sadly Microsoft is already involved that way with the communists in China.
Canadians are at this very moment being made
aware (via the blogosphere) that the publicly funded CBC is losing its credibility in news dissemination and documentaries.
CBC documentaries must be viewed with suspicion as to their voracity, as we have seen clearly in this current outing. They are not trustworthy.
The really bad part is we are FORCED to pay for their existence with our personal earnings.

Jeff @ 11:23 pm

Its 2:30 am so I am taking the liberty to address this to Jeff to his post specifically.
I am an old man and like you it took me a while an to sort all this Canadian media stuff out.
CBC and particularly the National Film Board ( a boars nest of crypto-communist documentary producers) have been purveyors of left wing information dissemination in the 'deranged Dominion' as Mark Steyn is wont to describe it.

For whatever reason, the CBC chooses to slant all their political stuff to the left.
It is hard to understand, but it appears to be an ideological gene in the heart of the beast.
But there is no denying that this has been going on for decades.
About ten years ago the internet entered into the communication field and the MSM gatekeepers of information are losing their grip.
I realized what a wonderful thing had taken place in the life of those who live by the truth and how humans can free themselves from manipulation by a corrupt government and a passive enabling media.
You are fortunate Jeff, and all the other young people in this country who realize how the gatekeepers of information are being neutered by virtue of the internet.
Now its up to you Jeff and your generation to fight the powers at the UN because they are a threat to your ( our) freedom if they agree to control the internet with 'progressive' governments.
Sadly Microsoft is already involved that way with the communists in China.
Canadians are at this very moment being made
aware (via the blogosphe) that the publicly funded CBC is losing its credibility in news dissemination and documentaries.
CBC documentaries are increasingly with suspicion as to their voracity, as we have seen clearly in this current outing. They are not trustworthy.
The really bad part is we are FORCED to pay for their existence with our personal earnings.

Well, I guess that leaves Rex Murphy as the lone voice of credibility at CBC.

Dismantle the Librano propaganda machine. Enough.

Speaking of Rex Murphy,has anyone heard him lately?

Bev Oda has to get going and do a fact finding tour of all corners of the CBC. She may need an exterminator.

Note that the Red Star buried this in the arts and entertainment section. The moonbats at Rabble are still trying to pin it on Harper, what people will do to demonize the conservatives is breathtaking.

Keep up the good work Kate. I did my bit by sending a letter about the daily left wing barrage on Politics with Don Neuman. That guy needs to retire.

To Whom it may concern,

I am writing to complain about the increasingly biased reporting I witness on a daily basis on " Poitics with Don Neuman " on anything to do with our current governing party. The programs airs an often cynical and biased report( anti Conservative and anti Prime Minister Steven Harper) about any issue . This is followed by a single guest that seconds the motion. You really should rename this program "Liberal Party Politics with Don Neuman".

A prime example of this is the story a couple of days ago regarding the pending plebicite on the( Western )Canadian Wheat Board. The single guest the Don Neuman show choose to discuss the story with is a reporter for the Winnipeg Free Press ( notoriously pro wheat board).

You folks don't even pretend to present both sides of the story.

As a taxpayer from a small farming community in Saskatchewan (who can't wait for the end to the monopoly) I find this type of reporting offensive. It is not your job to shape Government policy. It is your responsibility to present the facts.

I see this type of media manipulation daily on many CBC programs . I only watch to see how blatant your disdain of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister Steven Harper will be expressed. I think it's time you reign in this increasingly brazen reporting. I'm glad to see the CBC was caught in an outright misrepresentation of the facts in the "Secret Texas Oil Meeting" story.

Maybe you are discovering that many Canadian were born at night but not last night.

An outraged taxpayer,

Rita Bourgault

ere is a copy of my e-mail.

The urge to be the first to break the story has overridden the urge to find the truth.....

The MSM in this country have become sensationalized TV at it's worst, and they have the nerve to complain about US broadcasting.

Another poll in the calgary sun
How do you rate Harpers 1st year
excellent 36.97%
ok 38.94%
lousy 16.81%
who is steven harper 7.28%
no number for total votes.
time I voted 6;35 AM

The problem with Petey and Donny is they feel they are so important they can't be called on anything, their jobs are secure no matter what.
Whether it's Oda herself or she directs CBC's Head Honcho to give them the message, "it's balanced, truthful reporting or your fired!"
They have to be reminded they work for ALL Canadians, not just Libranos.

Don't hold your breath. It's also amazing how all the "guests" of all political stripes, including Conservatives, suck up to Don Newman. Dammit he's our employee, don't we have some say?
Well, all but Harper, he knows what's going on and won't suffer any nonsense from the Donald or anyone else.

In all fairness, rightwing papers such as the National Post are equally adept at misconstruing the news. In fact, I recall a case where they pretty much made news up - something about Jews and yellow patches and Iran. It seems to be part of the business.

CBC's new motto: Re-enactment may not have actually happened.

Let's assume Bev Oda has been keeping a file with the help of the PMO. Sandra Buckler is now going public with this one incident.She has been 'watching' all along. I'd also like to assume that some people at CBC are being reminded who they are, who pays the bills and that the days of poor work are numbered.The MSM complain about the 'quiet' Ministers in the cabinet...tells me they are in the offices working...and reading blogs?
Good work Kate!

samuel:

You are correct...you can certainly find left or right wing bias among all media institutions. You can also find problems with the way that they present things and all-out BS by times.

But, if you call National Post conservative-friendly, the masses will not lash out at you because most people can see that it's true. If you call the G&M and the Toronto Star left-leaning...same story. And no one - no matter what their political stripe - would argue against the notion that these organizations should NOT get taxpayer dollars to present a political slant. If you feel the NP is too far right, you don't have to spend your hard earned money to support them. Same for all others...except the CBC.

The problem with the CBC is that, because they are taxpayer funded, they MUST live under a higher standard when it comes to being "fair and balanced." Heck, can you name another news organization that tries so hard to present itself as such? You see, even they know that they have to appear that way. Even they accept that argument as valid.

So, what gets people so p**sed off is that they are touting that they are balanced, un-biased, and tell the whole story from "a Canadian perspective." They don't...and it's your and my tax dollars that go to fund that propaganda.

Imagine if I told you that I was going to take (by force), your money to help fund a propaganda machine that goes against your political views...to indoctrinate your children with those views. You would be justifiably upset. Now imagine that I told you you would be sent to jail if you tried to deny me that funding. Imagine if I presented my appropriation of your money to the public (by means of the organization I am funding with your money in the first place) as the "Canadian thing to do." And I painted your opposition as "un-Canadian" because you are trying to deny support to a "Canadian institution."

None of this would ever happen with any other media outlet besides the CBC. That's what has people ticked.

Hey, the Duff is back on Monday.
He will straighten it all out

Question: Is it really the job for an ombudsman when a publicly funded broadcaster has a demonstrated track record of political partisanism and crafts "news" into "views" to reflect this prejudice? What do you do when CBC output is more a matter of demonstrated partisan dual standards?

I think this is a job for the axe man and not the ombuds man....the ombudsman will net a begrudged apology and a retraction at 3AM....the axeman will yeild a new editorial team and corporate ethic and a return to CBC's commissioned mandate.

At any rate I know of no private sector broadcaster who would suvive running a patently false story, like CBC did with this one, and fail to even check factuality. What CBC did with this item was akin to Dan Rather's willful lack of professionalism to check his facts/sources before running a story...and it was done for the same reason because the bias of the reporter wanting the damageing story to be true was greater than the ethics needed to check if the story was IN FACT true.

This little goof should yeild some warning firerings, not a slap on the wrist.

ET said: "Blogs and the internet - very powerful. And, those of us who sent emails of complaint to the CBC - hey, we have copies of those emails on our computers. Dated. Addressed. The CBC was informed."

I sent my complaint to Bev Oda and several other cabinet ministers...I gave up on the CBC ombudsman for he has np [pwer to sack anyone who ic caught patently lying.

ET said: "Blogs and the internet - very powerful. And, those of us who sent emails of complaint to the CBC - hey, we have copies of those emails on our computers. Dated. Addressed. The CBC was informed."

I sent my complaint to Bev Oda and several other cabinet ministers...I gave up on the CBC ombudsman for he has no power to sack anyone who is caught patently lying.

Yes there is no doubt that the blogosphere and the "pajama" media will be the only media keeping tabs on Liberal dirty tricks, corruption and lies these days....the MSM is lock step behind Borat Dion's climate commie crusade.....the old saying is true again....BS and doomsday sensation sell papers/airtime

Press conference with dion. You have to have closed caption on for these things. He said Mr. Harper has cancelled 923% of liberal programs, corrected to 92%. dion referred to as The Hon. Mr. Dion, as compared to Harper or Mr. Harper.
Dion wants to know where the 10 million was spent in Afga. No question asked, where are the millions stolen with sponsorship, how were they spent. Of course I have phoned the cbc to complain. And of course there is still the spin that the conservatives deliberatly tried to take the spotlight off the liberals and their caucus meeting. Are the libs and media so out to lunch that they didn't know on Jan 23, 2006, that the 1st anniversary would be Jan 23, 2007. Wasn't it a liberal PM who went to celebrate the invasion of Norway, a few days after the big celebrations.
So, who tried to steal the spotlight.
Maybe the libs were too busy drinking beer and eating popcorn to pay attention to the date set for the caucus meeting.

Just to clarify the tomax TV triva reference...

Sgt. Schultz (John Banner) appeared on Hogan's Heros. Kelly's Heros was the star-studded movie which cast Clint Eastwood, Don Rickles, Telly Savalas, Caroll O'Conner et al.

Conservatives should have a field day with this:

http://news.sympatico.msn.ctv.ca/TopStories/ContentPosting.aspx?newsitemid=CTVNews%2f20070124%2fdion_organizer_070124&feedname=CTV-TOPSTORIES_V2&showbyline=True

Sandra Buckler rocks. I have always liked her, she used to shut up loud mouth Reid up. But did it in a cool way.

As to the CBC, its trash and I'm sick of my tax money going to a liberal infomercial. I don't even bother to watch leaf games on Saturday anymore.

she used to shut up loud mouth Reid up.

That is wrong she use to shut up loud mouth Ried.

It should read. Blogging on break brings out the spelling and grammer mistakes sorry.

Why is it wrong to WORK in ALberta for the easy money, but ok to work for the liberal party in Quebec for stolen money, and for the real easy money working? for the cbc. Maybe the fear is many of those from other areas coming to Alberta to work are from supposedly safe liberal ridings where the the vote margin was very close, and a few hundred not living or voting there anymore could make a huge difference. Whereas, in Alberta, their liberal vote wont make any difference in defeating liberal candidates.
Will those voters and workers really vote liberal so they can go to the unemployment line.

WLM Redux, I get you, but, like ET, I believe it's also important to write the CBC. Then they can't say, "But we didn't know." (What morons.)

I've just received the CBC response to my complaint about the use of "Jesus" as an expletive: this was in the context of a quote on a news report (sic). I specifically left out of my complaint the use of this word in fictional presentations. (Oh dear, technically, that would let CBC news [sic] off the hook, wouldn't it?!)

No problem, CBC says, because "bejesus" is a mild expletive and the quote in which it was used was a germane sound bite. If I'm not satisfied, CBC assures me I can take my complaint to the ombudstoady again. My response:

"I understand your point in response to my complaint. And, yes, in personal conversation, the term 'bejesus' might well be considered a mild expletive. (But most of us would have the courtesy to consider to whom we were speaking before using such a term.)

"Broacasting this term is an altogether different proposition--except the courtesy part--which the CBC seems unable to fathom. Re offending me, your non-sequitur comment, 'Quite the contrary, we believe the comment was germane and important to an understanding of the story' entirely begs the question. I wasn't questioning your right to provide germane comments. Go ahead: your story would have held together perfectly well without the comment in question.

"Let's consider a parallel: Although the word 'niggardly' is etymologically unrelated to the pejorative word for a person of colour, I don't believe the CBC would include such a word in one of its news items. Please be honest: if, in a story about charity at the holiday season, Miss Smith, who's living on welfare, said, 'My wealthy uncle is his usual niggardly self every Christmas', wouldn't the CBC exclude this super sound bite? Be honest. In fact, I'd like to know if CBC's style guide actually prohibits the use of 'niggardly', a perfectly good word. Please let me know.

"How about a quote unfavourable to Mohammed or other subject of worship in one of your news items? I'd appreciate it if you would provide examples of the CBC using the names of other gods or prophets in vain. (I think I'd be right in predicting that no such examples are on file.)

"In this context, I consider the CBC's use of the word 'Jesus' as an expletive--the CBC has admitted that--to be an equity issue. If the CBC avoids using the names of the gods and prophets of other religions as expletives, then it had better do the same re the Christian faith.

"(So, it seems I'm mistaken again! I honestly don't think that the odds of my being wrong 100% of the time in a quarter century are too likely. But, of course, this is the CBC, which runs by its own internal logic. This may work well for the CBC--for the time being--but it's neither fair nor equitable.)

"I know it could take many months to hear from 'The Office of the Ombudsman, an independent and impartial body'--are you kidding, Ms Anido?--but I'd like to have answers: ones that a reasonable person would consider credible. But, just like me being right, that hasn't happened even once that I can recall."

samuel, The National Post's not remotely as biased and jaded as this. And, besides, I only pay for it if I want to.

The original broadcast was Jan.18...has Peter Mansbridge been off since then?

Another hit job being broadcast this afternoon, 4.pm, on cbc, topic-Global Warming, hosted by some babe.
Also a report saying the Conservative caucus, meeting to set agenda for when the house reconvenes will be on the 3 Es. Energy, Environment and Ecomomy.
Damn, I hoped it meant the Triple E Senate.
Saw Rick Casson and others being interviewed re their trip to afgan. He didn't seem worried that a candidate has been named to contest the next election, for the NDP. The good news is that this time we will not have a mother/daughter duo running in 2 ridings here. The guy running is a 2 time loser for the provincial ndp. Casson is one of the few mps who got a clear majority, getting more votes than all his opposition added together, and still getting 12,000 more votes.