Media Spin

Internet presents dangerous illusion of democracy

Anyone who has wondered why raves or pans on Facebook, Yelp or YouTube are both so numerous and unreliable has probably suspected the awful truth — armies of posters are paid to praise or pan. Ironically, this practice — which pervades the entire internet — has been best ventilated in censored China where it is known as the Internet Water Army because it can “flood” the internet with po ....

PayPal: Stand Up for Democracy in the Media

Do you know of anyone who would like to help support The Canadian? Do you support the need for an independent and socially progressive oriented media like The Canadian? We need to raise $5000.00 by the end of this week in membership pledges. We need your and your friends support to help defray immediate operational expenses. These include website hosting; internet connection services; resear ....

Bye, Bye Canadian border

According to David Frum’s article “Europe is down to two choices if it wants to save the euro” published in the National Post, the Eurozone mu ....

John Ibbitson: A Patriot among Traitors on Canada-U.S. Border Pact

I would like to congratulate the Globe and Mail’s John Ibbitson in writing the article “Border deal a hard barrier for Harper’s critics to cro ....

Former U.S. Naval Officer discussed JFK's Assassination

What was JFK's relationship to UFO secrecy?  Was there a disinformation campaign on JFK's assassination?  These are the kinds ....

NATO scavenges Libya for Oil Wealth

Who should get Libya’s fabulous oil and gas wealth, an amount that could be equivalent to several million dollars per Libyan? With NATO supposed to ....

Save the Euro: The world according to David Frum

According to David Frum’s article “Europe is down to two choices if it wants to save the euro” published in the National Post, the Eurozone must be saved, along with the Euro. He specifically writes that breaking up the Euro would “be an economic disaster, and not only for the poorer countries of southern Europe.” My question is, since when did Mr. Frum who is a Canadian who now advis ....

Canadian insight: Making sense of Marshall McLuhan

It’s inconspicuous, even humble, just about the size of a tall two-car garage off a parking lot, near the larger buildings that make up St. Michael’s College. On the summer day I visit, the diminutive coach house where Marshall McLuhan once worked has been temporarily cleared of most of its furniture and umpteen books. There is just a sole remaining intimation that McLuhan spent the last decad ....

911 to the War on Terrorism: Have we seen this show before?

In the view of the notable historian William Shirer and many others, it has been established "beyond a reasonable doubt" that on Feb. 27, 1933, a team ....

Facebook users surrender their privacy to Big Brother

Is it possible that Facebook is tracking your web browsing activity, even when you are logged out? According to Australian hacker and writer Nik Cu ....

9/11 passenger found alive says investigative reseacher

After many exhaustive hours, one Phil Jayhan made the discovery which will quite well change everything. Phil as we will refer to him from here forwar ....

Fukushima: Canada's newspapers worthy of a boycott

The Fukushima media cover up of 3 nuclear meltdowns, and ensuing nuclear melt troughs, along with massive radiation leaks into the water column that w ....

Facebook ignores criminal mischief and reputation-destroyers

Facebook prides itself on being a postive "revolutionary" force on the internet. But this week's latest incident on Facebook shows that it could ver ....

Facebook ignores criminal mischief and reputation-destroyers

Facebook prides itself on being a postive "revolutionary" force on the internet. But this week's latest incident on Facebook shows that it could very well be the least accountable large business enterprise on the internet.Several days ago, a Facebook group administrator decided to publish comments that someone was a convicted rapist. Supposedly, this was information that it received “from a fr ....

9/11 linked to "Controlled Demolition"

According to 9/11 investigative researchers, the Twin Towers’ destruction exhibited all of the characteristics of destruction by explosives: Destruction proceeds through the path of greatest resistance at nearly free-fall acceleration Improbable symmetry of debris distribution Extremely rapid onset of destruction Over 100 first responders reported explosions and flashes Multi-ton steel se ....

Canada’s Conservative Media Conglomerates support NAU agenda

Have you seen newspapers like the National Post and the Ottawa Citizen having to try to give away their newspaper in downtown Toronto, and other parts of Canada? That is because less people are buying these newspapers. It is no wonder. These commercial newspapers, along with other currently corporatized mass-media, have turned away from providing critical editorial insights as a public service to ....

9/11 planes linked to augmented reality suggests videographic researchers

Was at least one aeroplane that appeared to hit the World Trade Center a three dimensional "augemeted reality" hologram as many researchers have claimed (video)?  Hopefully not. But Dr. Michael Salla’s research presents his testimony of a military-industrial-extraterrestrial complex (MIEC) which has sought to use techniques of mind control through sophisticated technological m ....

Julian Assange links Facebook and Yahoo to spy ring

Earlier we had documented Julian Assange told news channel it is only a matter of time before damaging information that Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo Spying Tools for U.S. intelligence becomes known. We think he is 100% right !As a U.S. federal judge has ordered that whether Google is spying for National Security Agency or not, you have no right to know."The NSA need not disclose 'the organiz ....

Why I quit CTV news - the paralysis of Canada's progressive voices

Kai Nagata quit as CTV’s bureau chief in Quebec City on July 8. In an essay on his personal blog ( http://kainagata.com) that has attracted wide attention, he explains why he gave up on TV journalism at age 24: Until Thursday, I was CTV’s Quebec City bureau chief, based at the National Assembly, mostly covering politics. It’s a fascinating beat — the most interesting provincial legislatur ....