The Maple (Page 119)

It’s Time For A Postmedia Sunshine List

We’re the ones paying to keep the bloated carcass of Postmedia afloat, so is it too much to ask for a little transparency?

The Poppy Wars are more ridiculous than before, and my patience for populist bullshit that milks vacant patriotism for votes is wafer thin.

Poppies are political symbols, but journalists are permitted or forced to wear them on-air despite supposedly needing to appear unbiased.

There have been no public policies, new supports or interventions, and no initiatives to address how white men are increasingly radicalized.

Canadians’ lack of knowledge about, and simultaneous blind trust of, the military indicates that the media’s coverage of it is flawed.

Telling voters tales about free money may seem like a convenient shortcut, but anyone who takes it to power is bound to disappoint.

Yesterday, wildcat strikes popped up across the province from hospital support staff, which have been welcomed by other unions.

The disparity in coverage is evidence of how the media demonizes Indigenous people while letting those that attack them off the hook.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez understands that leaders meet people where they are, even (especially) on the internet.