The federal government should immediately ban Canadian cable companies from carrying FOX News, which is actively pushing disinformation threatening our sovereignty. Why are we contributing to this dogshit organization's revenue? - ThreadSky

emmettmacfarlane.com • 8 hours ago

The federal government should immediately ban Canadian cable companies from carrying FOX News, which is actively pushing disinformation threatening our sovereignty. Why are we contributing to this dogshit organization's revenue?

Reposted from Justin Scott Gray

“Canada fired the first official shot of the American-Canadian war” … This propaganda is very dangerous! … Do we Canadians actually need to be worried now about Americans coming to take our freedom & destroy our way of life?!? 😡💔☮️ #cdnpoli #uspoli #onpoli #tarrifs #tradewar #canadastrong #elbowsup

Comments

chipduck.bsky.social•4 hours ago

… and twitter and Facebook. If Bluesky needs to be banned as well, I’ll miss it but I’ll understand completely.

greenbrewtea.bsky.social•7 hours ago

At this point carrying fox in Canada is like carrying RT in Ukraine. Don’t let an imperialist aggressor blast their propaganda to the citizens.

whatsthepointsk.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Agreed.

stevensarens.bsky.social•7 hours ago

In Europe, we luckily were fast enough to ban RT (Russia Today). Good old Paradox Of Tolerance at work.

rogerman99.bsky.social•6 hours ago

+ Postmedia
+ X
+ Meta
+ Alphabet

jla49.bsky.social•6 hours ago

+ Kevin o’smeary

dexterxsr.bsky.social•40 minutes ago

+General Motors
+Ford

Just get rid of IP Law, the Chinese Car Industry can flourish in Canada!

pdocignsvignduvkfn.bsky.social•7 hours ago

No different than d:ictatorship’s state TV

emmettmacfarlane.com•8 hours ago

This wouldn't be 'state censorship of opinions we don't like'. It's an active attack and threat against the Canadian state.

andrzejpandrzej.bsky.social•3 hours ago

We need to rethink social media as a modern postal service. If you want to operate in Canada then the servers have to be hosted here and have hard legal rules. I used the canada post identity app recently and while i can see concerns on what info is out there for securing the info.

andrzejpandrzej.bsky.social•3 hours ago

But having 'post' mean you now include electronic conveyance is necessary. If it cost me a fee to post but that maintains the backbone, like a navcan maintains radar for me if i fly, then it would be worthwhile.

jacquesleger.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Slippery slopes….

emmettmacfarlane.com•8 hours ago

Was banning RT a slippery slope? We did that in 2022, and rightly so.

jacquesleger.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Wouldn’t making the CBC a better alternative by getting rid of panels and sticking to basic factual news be a better answer.

jacquesleger.bsky.social•7 hours ago

I think we need to worry more about unintended consequences. History in the US for sure shows that every door cracked open by good intentions gets burst through by the likes of Gingrich all the way to McConnell until our institutions get destroyed.

rubberduckcanuk.bsky.social•7 hours ago

We = CRTC, which makes decisions independent of the government though those decisions are subject to review by Cabinet. Let’s be precise, this is important.

taejonguy.bsky.social•2 hours ago

I believe we meaning Canada was precise enough for this conversation.

djdynamic.ca•7 hours ago

Yes, letting hostile foreign powers pollute our information ecosystem with outright lies and propaganda is a slippery slope to losing our democracy which is why banning such hostile ops is an immediate first step

korbei83.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Sedition is a CRIME. The only thing slippery about this slope is allowing more crimes to happen.

Which is what has happened in the US.

maximummeh.bsky.social•7 hours ago

I think we need to move pretty fast on dealing with Facebook, X, YouTube- that's a big one for spreading disinformation.

dexterxsr.bsky.social•7 hours ago

We must work with European companies to create alternatives.

Mandate Firefox for starters

11xgrandpa.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Just boycott it for now.
It's not available on cable here. 👌😀

harrywagstaff.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Canadian Bacon wasn't a very funny movie and this sequel is just plan horrible.

spudislander45.bsky.social•24 minutes ago

I agree. There are several House of Commons petitions open for signature with both NDP and Libs. I think they should ban anything that interferes with Canadian sovereignty.

barrykiefl.bsky.social•7 hours ago

https://x.com/barrykiefl/status/1492189553087684620?s=61&t=m6Ww1pOVXmhvwBzXjEwm5w

alanschmidt.bsky.social•4 hours ago

And ban Post Media in this country

arp1968.bsky.social•5 hours ago

I agree, 100%.
Just cut this virus from spreading further and infecting Canadians.

American-owned media companies should be monitored and have their licences taken away...if they are pro-Trump.

stuadel.bsky.social•7 hours ago

I guess this moron on Faux News forgot about Trump repeatedly demeaning Canada and talking about taking over the country.

I am sure that is a minor issue that your neighbor 8 times larger wants to take you over!!!!

mwshewman.bsky.social•38 minutes ago

veloveritas.bsky.social•4 hours ago

The false equivalence....

ecowen.bsky.social•7 hours ago

It's become a global struggle, a war launched by billionaires to privatize everything, control everything, ushering in feudalism 2.0. They want to turn people's everyday existence into a Darwinian fight to the death but they're marketing it as freedom
Fox News, among others, is their propaganda arm.

ldbp.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Have contacted my service provider and indicated I will just cancel my services (I don't really need them) if they choose to continue to offer Fox as part of their TV service and if they continue to participate actively on X.

jodielister.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Canada should not allow a proven propagandist news network that actively promotes the annexation of Canada.

Or at minimum, require real time fact checking. It could be like subtitles that translates their lies into honest English.

blackcountrybaby.bsky.social•42 minutes ago

The CRTC has been asked to do this before. They didn't do anything. After seeing the Foreign Interference report we should push them to do it. Fox is misinformation overload, we don't need that here.

markjack16.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Canada should ban Fox, ban X, put 100% tariffs on Teslas and closely monitor the movement of US citizens in Canada.

dawn9902.bsky.social•2 hours ago

Ban FOX, ban X, ban Starlink, ban Tesla.

nordicfolk.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Great idea. Can it wait until, Poilievre is defeated.

nintarii.bsky.social•7 hours ago

We actually just need to boost funding to the CBC to drown it all out.

jla49.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Here’s a couple petitions going around calling for x/twitter ban:

https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-6378

https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ban-x-twitter-in-canada

adamsonhockey.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Fitting that Mr Watters, a state propagandist, bears a shocking resemblance to Stanley Tucci’s character in the Hunger Games.

powderday.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Great point

highly-dubious.bsky.social•7 hours ago

All America media needs banned from Canada. All of it!

rubberduckcanuk.bsky.social•7 hours ago

It’s the CRTC and they did it for Russian state tv.

pparham.bsky.social•7 hours ago

💯

lazydave.bsky.social•4 hours ago

And BTW, it’s foxy, but it ain’t news.

lazydave.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Here we are fighting with a pig. We have little choice, but we know we’re just gonna get dirty, and the pig will enjoy it.

bacullenyyc.bsky.social•5 hours ago

That would be CRTC - No?

teegee.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Is there a petition?

infomatisk.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Fox News = terrorist.

dexterxsr.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Ban all American Media except PBS.

novalight.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Most of our MSM is also owned by right wing Americans.

dexterxsr.bsky.social•6 hours ago

You think I didn't include Postmedia in there?

They should've been banned years ago.

novalight.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Agreed!!

ammurray.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Yes! It’s often on in waiting rooms. Why are we watching that in Canada?

kvansteendelaar.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Ask that they change the channels. They have to accommodate if people are offended.

astr0b0y8.bsky.social•7 hours ago

List fox as a terrorist organization 😅

mbick.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Perhaps you could get Charlie Angus to certify a petition demanding that the government do just that.

jla49.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Tagging him, he’s on this app. @charlieangus104.bsky.social ^

lisettek.bsky.social•7 hours ago

#banFoxNews
#banX
#banStarlink

myhalfy.bsky.social•7 hours ago

1000 percent. Why contribute to something that is obviously harmful. This goes for most American products or services.

nutshellnn.bsky.social•3 hours ago

We need a petition to the CRTC!

auntrove.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Great idea. Most of US cable providers won't carry Al Jazeera.

kokojoe.bsky.social•4 hours ago

The orange Cheeto fired it when he opened his mouth

dynomitejack.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Jessie..even your mama regrets grunting you out..

dynomitejack.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Jessie the closet ho

litui.ca•3 hours ago

Agreed. The government needs to react swiftly here.

kvansteendelaar.bsky.social•7 hours ago

We start by writing to our cable provider, the CRTC, the Minister of Industry, and your MP. Might sound trivial, but it's still the best way to get things done, especially if everyone does it. Posting here won't do it.

lucbernier.bsky.social•7 hours ago

The CRTC already received 2 years ago a request to have Fox News removed from distribution in Canada, and thus far have done nothing about it. Maybe this will prompt them into action. https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2023/lb230919.htm

millertimegarage.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Could somebody with the know how start a petition to have Fox News removed from distribution in Canada?

lucbernier.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Here is the decision by the CRTC regarding the removal of RT: https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2022/2022-68.htm There are links to all the interventions and steps leading to it. The whole process was initiated at the request of the Governor in Council, i.e. the Privy Council

vancitycurtis.bsky.social•4 hours ago

A quick search would negate your misinformation.
Something was done and a decision was rendered. Unfortunately FOX News remains on-air in 🇨🇦
https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2024/2024-327.htm

lucbernier.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Thanks for rectifying!

Comments

Posting Rules

Reply