When the late Israel Asper’s CanWest Global Communications acquired a significant share of the Canadian media, many of us feared the worst – particularly on the issue of Middle East coverage. In the past week, CanWest’s editorial practices have shown we were right to worry. More »

Canada's news media has suffered from slow rot for decades. As a result of cross-ownership, corporate censorship and marginalized diversity, our entire country has been dumbed down first by Conrad Black, and now, Leonard Asper. The result? Vancouver is the most media monopolized city in North America. We're launching a movement to engage the public in a drive for change. We'll start our campaign this November with a full-page ad in the Globe and Mail. But, more than money, we need your ideas. Shall we create a declaration of journalistic principles? Shall we go after Asper with an anti-CanWest ad? Or shall we send a pointed message to the Senate, demanding the committee on Canada's news media be reconvened?