{"id":16392,"date":"2010-09-07T00:03:52","date_gmt":"2010-09-07T04:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fryeblog.blog.lib.mcmaster.ca\/?p=16392"},"modified":"2010-09-07T00:03:52","modified_gmt":"2010-09-07T04:03:52","slug":"sign-the-petition-to-support-the-crtc-and-stop-fox-news-north","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/macblog.mcmaster.ca\/fryeblog\/2010\/09\/07\/sign-the-petition-to-support-the-crtc-and-stop-fox-news-north\/","title":{"rendered":"Sign the Petition to Support the CRTC and Stop Fox News North! [Updated]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/macblog.mcmaster.ca\/fryeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2010\/09\/FoxNewsCanada.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16393\" src=\"http:\/\/macblog.mcmaster.ca\/fryeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2010\/09\/FoxNewsCanada.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"161\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sign<a href=\"http:\/\/www.avaaz.org\/en\/no_fox_news_canada\/?vl[4]\" target=\"_blank\"> here<\/a> to stop the Harper-Mulroney-Quebecor axis from imposing a politicized rightwing &#8220;mandatory access&#8221; news channel on cable service providers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[Update]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CRTC Chair Konrad von Finckenstein has already refused Sun TV&#8217;s application for a &#8220;must carry&#8221; license because it didn&#8217;t meet the necessary requirements, but parent company Quebecor is still pressing a fast track application that would give it &#8220;mandatory access&#8221; status.<\/p>\n<p>The Harper government is facilitating the process, and is apparently trying to drive von Finckenstein from office in order to put someone more amenable in place.<\/p>\n<p>The next CRTC hearing on the matter is November 19th.<\/p>\n<p>Read the Avaaz mass email in an earlier post <a href=\"http:\/\/fryeblog.blog.lib.mcmaster.ca\/2010\/09\/06\/16387\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sign the petition to &#8220;Stop Fox News North&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.avaaz.org\/en\/no_fox_news_canada\/?vl[3]\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sign here to stop the Harper-Mulroney-Quebecor axis from imposing a politicized rightwing &#8220;mandatory access&#8221; news channel on cable service providers. 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