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4 months, 2 weeks ago in General Comments

In conversation, it is customary for people to respect one another... It would be nice, in light of the recent CRTC ruling, that we have objective, open and honest discussion on the subject as possible. On that note though, while I disagree with the CRTC decision, Globalive is not going ...
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Joe Doe, why are you trolling everywhere? And thanks for your in depth analysis of the issue. You've really added a new dimension to the discussion.

@ Joe Doe I think you should stop trolling without adding anything to discuss. Moreover, if you look at the issues, this is far from a cut and dried "the crtc made the right choice" case. There's a reason why the decision was delayed until now. Moreover other industry experts have expressed shock at the ruling as it basically means two governing bodies are at odds with each other. There really isn't a right choice here, it's which choice will benefit Canadians more. All it shows is that our governing bodies are archaic and to some degree, produce pseudo Orwellian ...

"The CRTC has approved deals before that have been heavily financed by foreign dollars. In 2007, CanWest Global Communications Corp. purchased Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. for $2.3-billion, with U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs footing two-thirds of the bill. However, the regulator approved the deal based on the structure of the company, in which CanWest holds the majority of the voting shares in the assets, successfully arguing that it controlled the day-to-day operations of the TV business." http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/globalive-fails-ownership-test-crtc/article1344210/ This whole thing reeks.

Haha, interesting how jobs are a main concern of this government and now 500 jobs are in jeopardy due to archaic protectionist laws. Do you know the definition of Irony, Gretchen? I don't think you do.

What kind of trolling comments are these? I mean honestly. Are you even capable of the discussion of the facts or are you content in showing how venemous and non-productive you can be towards random people you've never met.