Criminal Hate Speech Complaint To Be Filed Against Ezra, Sun News?

When Deboaned noted in my comments section  that  police were "taking an interest" in Levant's anti-Roma screed, I didn't think much of it.  But now I am informed by usually reliable off-line sources that, indeed,  the CBSC/CRTC complaints are essentially filed and the police have been approached.  I don't know if, typically, the  fact of an investigation is made public until charges are laid/not laid, but apparently behind the scenes, wheels are turning.

No Rice For Ezra: Uncle Ben's Pulls Advertising From Sun TV!

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Background here.  BOOYAH!

As Fox News North Prepares To Launch

Kevin Drum speculates as to why:

This is interesting. The audience for actual cable news dropped a fair amount, but the audience for prime time blowhardery dropped even more. So the problem isn't that 24/7 news is too boring and needs further injections of attitude, because it turns out that attitude isn't selling as well as it used to.

Meanwhile, as SunTV pours money into its theme music, the parent co. gives parliamentary reporter Kathleen Harris her walking papers.

Michael Coren Turns Down Fox News North

I was offered a show but have chosen to stay at CTS, where I am producer as well as host. I have agreed to appear at least 3 times a week on Sun tv as a commentator and write two columns a week. Best of all worlds really.

Too bad for FNN; Michael's a jolly host. So far, though, I find the people who Kory and Co. have recruited/attempted to recruit quite lacking in surprises.

How Fox News North Can Earn The Trust Of The Canadian Left

My Modest Proposal in The Mark, where it will seem 100 times more credible than if it appeared on some stupid blog.

Fox News North Update: They're Even More Doomed Than I Thought

They won't even get their star reporter a Blackberry.

The Onion Ring

VS.

...is far more popular than Sun TV. Facebook doesn't lie. On the other hand, we now have an idea of Sun's potential audience, although I think 793 viewers will prove to be on the high-side. Some of them will undoubtedly drop their channel changer under the couch and pass out face-down trying to find it.