Curses! I inquired today, thinking maybe there was still a chance to give Ezra one last kick in the ass as he was going out the door. But apparently the CBSC has no authority over broadcasters after they go TU; they have to let my complaint slide. Ah well. I’ve
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BigCityLib Strikes Back: My First CBSC Complaint, Part III: Request For A Ruling
The third stage in filing a CBSC complaint is, if you are not satisfied with the response you’ve got from the station rep, is to outline your reasons in a ruling request form, and, well, request a ruling. Below is the final version of what I submitted on Sunday. If
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So, when you first approach the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council with concerns over one of the tv/radio stations they regulate, they forward those concerns to the station in question and ask the company legal reps to address them. Below is an email from Tycho Manson, counsel to the Sun News Network, addressing
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Just Resting
Regular readers will note it’s been quiet around here. That’s because of life-maintenance stuff, work, and a few other things. And being a little bored by the world as it stands at this moment. One possibly exciting thing coming up is the next step in my CBSC complaint against Ezra
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Ezra’s Grovelling Apology
…can be found here. The “I was wrong” bit comes at the end (about the 14 minute mark). Ezra has also pulled the explicit Muslim-bashing from his “Canada: Love It Or Leave It” site (from the cache too, if you are trying to find it there). Finally, SNN has also
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Ezra Versus The School-Board: Prepare For The Grovelling Apology?
Tonight at 8 & 10 ET on The Source: a post-mortem on the Windsor school board story. What did we get right & what did we get wrong? Tune in.— Ezra Levant (@ezralevant) November 12, 2014 If anyone actually watches, let me know what happened.
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Ezra, The School Board, And The Muslims: Day Three
Well, as my CBSC (and also CRTC) complaints await processing in Ottawa, it’s time for a few updates. Most importantly, Ezra has offered his side of the story, and also an email exchange between himself and Greater Essex County District School Board representative Scott Scantlebury. Probably the most important bit from
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From the submission I filed with them this morning: In this segment, Sun News Network personality Ezra Levant implies that the Greater Essex County District School Board has sent around an email to its principals exempting Muslim students from Remembrance Day celebrations due to possible conflicts with their/their families’ religious
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