David Molenhuis http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/taxonomy/term/34810/0 en Right-wing newspapers take over media markets in four more cities http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/rabble-staff/2016/01/right-wing-newspapers-take-over-media-markets <div class="story-teaser story-teaser-blog"> <div class="body"> <p><em>Put corporate media on ice! Support independent media with a donation today!<br /></em></p> <p><em><a href="https://secure.rabble.ca/donate/"><img src="http://rabble.ca/sites/rabble/files/green-button.jpg" width="160" height="30" /></a></em></p> <p>First, the Halifax<em> Chronicle Herald</em> management locked out its workers. Then we learned that Global News is being sold to a company that specializes in children's entertainment. And now Postmedia, Canada's biggest news chain, has announced mass layoffs and a newsroom merger that puts Sun News editors at the helm of several respected local newspapers.</p> <p><a href="https://secure.rabble.ca/donate/">The free press in Canada is under attack.</a></p> <div class="read-more"></div> </div> </div><p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/rabble-staff/2016/01/right-wing-newspapers-take-over-media-markets" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Wed, 20 Jan 2016 22:25:08 +0000 rabble staff 122580 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca Fact check: The TPP puts Big Pharma in the driver's seat of Canada's health system http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/fact-check/2015/10/fact-check-tpp-puts-big-pharma-drivers-seat-canadas-health-system <div class="story-teaser story-teaser-blog"> <div class="body"> <p><em>Want to see an election campaign fact rich and spin poor?&nbsp;<a href="https://secure.rabble.ca/donate/" target="_blank">Chip in</a> to keep our fact check blog up to date.</em></p> <p><a href="https://secure.rabble.ca/donate/" target="_blank"><img src="/sites/rabble/files/node-images/donategreen.png" width="120" height="30" /></a></p> <p><strong>The claim: The NDP <a href="https://www.ndp.ca/news/harpers-secret-tpp-will-make-health-care-more-expensive-hurt-dairy-industry" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">says</a> the TPP "could mean dramatic increases in the price of life-saving medication." Is this true?</strong></p> <div class="read-more"></div> </div> </div><p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/fact-check/2015/10/fact-check-tpp-puts-big-pharma-drivers-seat-canadas-health-system" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 08 Oct 2015 16:00:30 +0000 Fact Check 120808 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca Fact check: If the TPP is good for the auto sector, why is Harper promising $1B to save it? http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/fact-check/2015/10/fact-check-if-tpp-good-auto-sector-why-harper-promising-1b-to-save <div class="story-teaser story-teaser-blog"> <div class="body"> <p><em>Want to see an election campaign fact rich and spin poor?&nbsp;<a href="https://secure.rabble.ca/donate/" target="_blank">Chip in</a> to keep our fact check blog up to date.</em></p> <p><a href="https://secure.rabble.ca/donate/" target="_blank"><img src="/sites/rabble/files/node-images/donategreen.png" width="120" height="30" /></a></p> <p><strong>The Claim: The Conservative Party says <a href="http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/10/06/automakers-would-have-been-worse-off-without-tpp-harper-says.html" rel="nofollow">"We believe that [the TPP] offers enormous benefits for the automobile sector."</a> Is this true?</strong></p> <div class="read-more"></div> </div> </div><p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/fact-check/2015/10/fact-check-if-tpp-good-auto-sector-why-harper-promising-1b-to-save" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Wed, 07 Oct 2015 16:17:23 +0000 Fact Check 120776 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca We've got the dirt on you, Harper http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/rabble-staff/2015/07/weve-got-dirt-on-you-harper <div class="story-teaser story-teaser-blog"> <div class="body"> <p><a href="http://rabble.ca/donate" target="_blank"><img src="/sites/rabble/files/node-images/donategreen_0.png" width="120" height="30" /></a></p> <p>Dear rabble readers,</p> <p><em>rabble.ca</em><a href="http://rabble.ca/" target="_blank"></a>&nbsp;has&nbsp;its most robust and experienced editorial team yet&nbsp;lined up and ready for the federal election.</p> <div class="read-more"></div> </div> </div><p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/rabble-staff/2015/07/weve-got-dirt-on-you-harper" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 28 Jul 2015 20:38:30 +0000 rabble staff 119391 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca