Heartache for the Global Left: The Great Man Progressives Loved to Love
Posted: November 26, 2016 Filed under: Crime & Corruption, History, Humor, Mediasphere, Politics, White House | Tags: Belgium, Canada, Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, Cuba, Cuba–United States relations, Cuban exile, Cuban Missile Crisis, Cuban Revolution, Donald Tusk, European Union, Fidel Castro, Havana, Jean-Claude Juncker, Jeremy Corbyn, Justin Trudeau, Miami, President of Cuba, President of the European Commission, Prime Minister of Canada, Raúl Castro Leave a commentCNN mourns: Fidel Castro Ruz, the political personality, has died. Fidel Castro, the historical persona, has been born. He passes from the present into the past, to serve as an enduring historical subject of debate and dispute, about whom dispassion will be impossible for years to come. Fidel Castro was not a man about whom one is likely to be neutral.
NRO‘s Andrew Stuttaford writes:
Fidel is a metaphor. He is a Rorschach blot upon which to project fears or hopes. A prism in which the spectrum of colors refracted out has to do with light that went in. He is a point of view, loaded with ideological purport and political meaning. A David who survived Goliath. A symbol of Third World intransigence against First World domination.
But it is also possible to discuss the historical “essences” of Fidel Castro. He emerged out of a history shaped by a century of Cuban national frustration, heir to a legacy of unfulfilled hopes for national sovereignty and self-determination, aspirations that put Cuba on a collision course with the United States. Read the rest of this entry »
BREAKING: Justin Trudeau Headed for Victory in Canada
Posted: October 19, 2015 Filed under: Breaking News, Global, Politics | Tags: Canada, Canadians, Conservative Party (UK), Democratic Party (United States), Justin Trudeau, Liberal Party of Canada, New Democratic Party (Canada), Stephen Harper, Thomas Mulcair Leave a commentMr. Trudeau has unseated the Conservative prime minister, Stephen Harper, according to a projection Monday night by the Canadian Broadcasting Corp….(read more)
Source: The New York Times
Canada Participates in Just 3% Coalition Airstrikes Against ISIL in Iraq and Syria
Posted: August 11, 2015 Filed under: Diplomacy, Space & Aviation, War Room | Tags: Canada, Canadian Forces, Economy of Canada, Elizabeth May, Freedom of information laws by country, Justin Trudeau, Michael Fallon, Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom), New Democratic Party (Canada), Saanich—Gulf Islands, Stephen Harper, Syria, Thomas Mulcair, United Kingdom, United States Secretary of Defense Leave a commentFight Doesn’t Match Tory Rhetoric: Canadian military aircraft have flown 1,320 sorties, or individual missions, over Iraq and Syria since last year. That accounts for 2.7 per cent of the 47,705 total sorties flown by coalition aircraft since the war against ISIL started.
Despite Conservative warnings about the “horrific” threat posed by the ISIL, new figures show Canadian military aircraft have conducted less than three per cent of all coalition missions in Iraq and Syria.
“Comparing Canada’s contribution to other allies is difficult because each participating country reports differently. But defence expert David Perry of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute says Canadian aircraft flew about six per cent of all coalition missions during the war in Libya, and about 10 per cent in Kosovo.”
The war against ISIL figured prominently on the campaign trail Monday as Prime Minister Stephen Harper used a stop in Markham, Ont. to pledge that a re-elected Conservative government would provide more assistance for religious minorities and refugees in the Middle East.
Harper went on to criticize Liberal leader Justin Trudeau and NDP leader Tom Mulcair for promising to end Canada’s participation in the U.S.-led bombing campaign against ISIL, saying that humanitarian aid alone won’t solve the crisis.
“What is happening in the areas controlled by (ISIL) is really something we have not seen in millennia. It’s just beyond horrific,” he said, adding, “We are a country that can contribute militarily and in the humanitarian sense, and we are doing both.”
But a Citizen analysis raised questions about whether Canada’s military contributions in the fight against ISIL match Harper’s warnings.
Defence Department figures show Canadian military aircraft have flown 1,320 sorties, or individual missions, over Iraq and Syria since last year. That accounts for 2.7 per cent of the 47,705 total sorties flown by coalition aircraft since the war against ISIL started.
Comparing Canada’s contribution to other allies is difficult because each participating country reports differently. But defence expert David Perry of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute says Canadian aircraft flew about six per cent of all coalition missions during the war in Libya, and about 10 per cent in Kosovo. Read the rest of this entry »
Cameron Gray: Something Remarkable is Happening in Canada that will Change the Future of News Media
Posted: March 10, 2015 Filed under: Breaking News, Censorship, Mediasphere | Tags: @TheRebelTV, Cameron Gray, Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, crowdfunding, CTV Television Network, Ezra Levant, Justin Trudeau, Postmedia Network, Quebec, Ricochet, Sun News Network, TheRebel.media 2 CommentsDon’t Like the News? Crowdsource Your Own

They are crowdfunding cameras, crowdfunding reporters, even crowdfunding Red Bull and pizza for the staff…
[read the full text here, at Ricochet]
Ezra Levant, with a crowdfunding update:
For Ricochet, Cameron Gray reports: On Feb. 13, Sun News Network went dark, as did the jobs of about 200 employees, including very talented people like Ezra Levant, Brian Lilley, and Faith Goldy. Sun News was often called Canada’s Fox News, featuring reporting and analysis from a conservative point-of-view, and serving as a balance to very liberal Canadian news outlets.
“All of this should scare the heck out of the mainstream media, in any country. Here in America, we are seeing the dinosaur media with record low viewership, while alternative online news sources are thriving…”
The shutdown was not unexpected. Sun’s eventual downfall started in August 2013, just two years after the network debuted. Unlike it had for the CBC and CTV, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) denied it a spot on basic cable TV packages nationwide.
“…No longer do people have to rely on the traditional gatekeepers of media. And as The Rebel in Canada is showing, people will help pay for quality, accurate journalism. This is a fantastic thing that should, and will, be replicated, a lot.”
This severely limited the amount of viewers Sun could attract. From the Globe and Mail’s Steve Ladurantaye:
The unprofitable (and controversial) channel won’t get any financial help from Canada’s broadcast regulator, throwing its future into doubt just two years after it went to air with a promise of “hard news and straight talk.”
The controversial all-news channel hoped to be forced onto basic digital television subscriptions across the country, but the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission rejected its application….(read more)
The next nail in Sun’s coffin occurred in October 2014. From Huffington Post Canada’s Sunny Freeman:
The struggling Sun News Network suffered another blow this week after Canada’s broadcast regulator ruled against it in a payment dispute with Rogers, the country’s largest cable company….(read more)
After years of uphill battles and unsuccessful negotiations to sell the network, Sun set.
But out of the ashes of Sun News Network, a phoenix is rising.
It all started with a tweet:
Sun News was beautiful, but it’s gone. See what @ezralevant is doing next: http://t.co/QFeSNfnJg7 #cdnpoli #tcot #roft
— The Rebel (@TheRebelTV) February 14, 2015
And a YouTube video by Ezra Levant called: “Help us crowdfund TheRebel.media”
And with that, The Rebel was born.
A true rebel. A rebel not started by a major media conglomerate or Fortune 500 business. Read the rest of this entry »