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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Dark_Angel_2 a répondu le Wed 22 Nov, 2006 @ 11:17am |
 Coolness: 69395 | this petition is for the "Canada and the Freedom of Choice" to stop the monopoly of satellite signals by bell and star choice!!!!!!!
heres the link to the petition.......... [ www.petitiononline.com ] and sum information........... Canada and the Freedom of Choice To: Canadian Government and CRTC Have you ever watched an American television program? If you own a satellite system or have Cable, the answer is of course. Did you know that there are literally hundreds of American and other foreign television channels that are purposely made "unavailable" to you by the Canadian Government and CRTC? Do you own a small satellite system (DirecTV or Dish Network) or a big C-band dish? Did you know that your government and other parties with a vested interest (Bell Expressvu, Starchoice, Cable Companies) have made it illegal to receive ANY foreign television transmissions that have not been approved or sanctioned by them? The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in April that federal broadcasting law prohibits Canadians from gaining access to direct-to-home satellite TV signals from providers other than Toronto-based Bell ExpressVu LP — a unit of Bell Canada — and Star Choice Communications Inc. of Calgary. Under existing Canadian laws, users of so-called grey-market satellite dishes — people who PAY for a U.S.-based satellite service — face up to one year in jail, or a $5,000 fine. Firms found guilty of the same offence face a $25,000 fine. This includes the big C-band dishes (that Canadians have had since the 1970's) as well. The CRTC and governments have taken it upon themselves to decide what is okay for you to watch and what you can't. The CRTC's so called "white list" contains all the American and International channels that can be distributed in Canada. And all the other channels that aren't on it are forbidden to you as we, as Canadians, are obviously considered too dumb by our government to choose for ourselves what we should watch and so the decision is made for us like we are a bunch of preschoolers. The channels that are on the "white list" are the ones that are available on cablevision. There are literally hundreds of channels that our governments say are "illegal" to watch and discourage us from disobeying them by slapping our wrists and declaring that Canadians watching "grey market" TV are lawbreakers! If we have the ability to watch a program on television and we want to watch it in the privacy of our own home, then we should be able to do so! Without any governments or corporations declaring us a lawbreaker! Silly me I was also under the impression that we lived in a free country, but that also is proving to be a fallacy. I agree with the fact that Canadian companies have paid big money to acquire the broadcasting rights of some of the American companies, but the last time I checked, viewership was a privilege not a right, and if these Canadian companies want us to watch their programming instead, then they should do so by making it worth watching! And not because we are forced to! We do not need government minions and functionaries to decide what television my children and family can watch. This "Big Brother" attitude must be curbed here! Or it will set a precedent for other things! If this continues one day it may be illegal to read anything other than Canadian magazines or books. Another factor to consider is they seem to be ignoring completely the Supreme law of Canada, The Canadian Constitution!! Here is a related excerpt: Section 52: The Constitution is the supreme law of Canada, and any law that is inconsistent with the provisions of the constitution is, to the extent of the inconsistency, of no force or effect. Section 2 2. Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms: (a)Freedom of conscience and religion; (b)Freedom of thought, belief opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other means of communication; (c)Freedom of peaceful assembly; and (d)Freedom of association. Perhaps our government feels that they are not subject to constitutional provisions. You be the judge. Clearly they are trying to discourage International competition, protecting the cable monopolies and hiding it behind "Canadian Culture" excuses. We have spent the last 40 years telling the Russians it was immoral to block broadcasts but yet our government is doing the exact same thing here in Canada! As "free" people, Canadians should have the right to choose what we watch in the privacy of our homes. We should not be forced to watch CBC simply because a government agency has decided that CBC is better than USA network and so USA network is purposely made unavailable to you. After the Supreme Court of Canada ruling in April, 500,000 - 700,000 Canadians were instantly turned into criminal’s because of what they watch on their TV's in the privacy of their own homes. A country deemed to be the gold standard for multiculturalism makes it a crime for immigrants to watch programming in their own language, unless it's provided by the two government-sanctioned purveyors of satellite TV -- Bell ExpressVu and Star Choice The Supreme Court's ruling against "grey market" satellite TV operators has put Canada in the fine company of North Korea and Iraq. Yet, while Ottawa is cracking down on foreign satellite signals, even Iran has reformed its Mad Mullah ban on satellite dishes. Sign this petition to show our Government that this "Big Brother" attitude will NOT be tolerated! Let the people decide what they want to watch WITHOUT government intervention. To be free includes freedom of choice! Be sure to pass this on to every Canadian you know. Sincerely, The Undersigned View Current Signatures |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» AlienZeD a répondu le Wed 22 Nov, 2006 @ 11:21am |
 Coolness: 509555 | Support Couch Potatoe-ism! Mods? Section to News Articles and Postings? |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Dark_Angel_2 a répondu le Wed 22 Nov, 2006 @ 11:26am |
| Coolness: 69395 | OOPS....WILL THE MODS TRANSFER IT??? Mise À Jour » Dark_Angel_2 a écrit sur Wed 22 Nov, 2006 @ 11:28am its not about being a couch potato..its sbout us having fucking rights, and not having the fuckin gov't telling us wtf to watch. ans not being branded a criminal by viewing 'grey market' satellite television. Mise À Jour » Dark_Angel_2 a écrit sur Wed 22 Nov, 2006 @ 11:32am :)>>>im not being snappy at u zed>>>>*kiss on cheek* |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» AlienZeD a répondu le Wed 22 Nov, 2006 @ 12:35pm |
| Coolness: 509555 | oh! I signed the petition, as much as I hate TV, I'd rather chose which TV i hate :D |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» subfl0wer a répondu le Wed 22 Nov, 2006 @ 1:17pm |
 Coolness: 73465 | fuck tv - read a book or newspaper if u want to know whats going on.
but yes the gov shouldnt be telling us what to watch. thats silly. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Dark_Angel_2 a répondu le Wed 22 Nov, 2006 @ 1:45pm |
| Coolness: 69395 | when ur home 24/7 with kids tv, music and books is ur only escape!!! |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Morphine a répondu le Wed 22 Nov, 2006 @ 1:53pm |
 Coolness: 50965 | this is actually pretty relevant to that whole "al-jazeera broadcasting in english" thread...i'll sign |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Dark_Angel_2 a répondu le Wed 22 Nov, 2006 @ 1:57pm |
| Coolness: 69395 | wicked!!!! sign on cuz the CRTC has no right to tell us what to watch..wtf is this russia??? |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Deadfunk a répondu le Wed 22 Nov, 2006 @ 2:05pm |
 Coolness: 153000 | they want to preserve canadian tv... if everyone get all american tv channel no one will watch canadian tv, so compangies will not play publicity at canandian channel that mean no funding, and no canadian channels in the long run...
DESTROY ALL TV! |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Screwhead a répondu le Wed 22 Nov, 2006 @ 2:06pm |
 Coolness: 685585 | Well, shit, maybe canadian tv should have shows that people want to watch? MAYBE just throw a little content in there? And by content I don't mean reality tv, cooking shows, nature shows and teen dramas. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Dark_Angel_2 a répondu le Wed 22 Nov, 2006 @ 2:11pm |
| Coolness: 69395 | [ exactly..ca ] tv basically sucks..and whenever theres nething good its american........its not our problem that they have a lack of idea and funding..thats not my prob....its actually been since the early 90's(pretty sure) that all this preservation of canadian tv stared. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Deadfunk a répondu le Wed 22 Nov, 2006 @ 2:11pm |
| Coolness: 153000 | is bpm tv canadian?
and g4tech? because there is only 3 channels i watch them and teletoon! and i know teletoon is canadian! |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Wizdumb a répondu le Wed 22 Nov, 2006 @ 2:17pm |
 Coolness: 122305 | but most of the content on canadian tv is american anyway. look if they're so damed worried about it, maybe the government should either A) encourage more in the means of production with tax deductions and such or B)
just give a shitload of funding to canadian prgrams and channels. this'll never happen so they should just shut the hell up and accept it. ahhh step further to globalisation, so what are they so affraid of? |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Dark_Angel_2 a répondu le Wed 22 Nov, 2006 @ 2:26pm |
| Coolness: 69395 | its seems like canada has to always distance themselves from the stated...and yes we have american shows but its like 1/8 compared to the shows in the stated..i want nickelodeon, hbo, showtime, monster channel, they also have more variety. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Deadfunk a répondu le Wed 22 Nov, 2006 @ 2:37pm |
| Coolness: 153000 | yes but we live in canada, we sucks americas ass *but in secret* SHHHHT DONT TELL ANYONE!
we must look like we are not a thier feet SHHHHTTTTT!!!! |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Dark_Angel_2 a répondu le Wed 22 Nov, 2006 @ 3:06pm |
| Coolness: 69395 | check out these channels on the EchoStar 7 satellite at 119.0°W
[ www.lyngsat-logo.com ] im actually doing some research on buying a Pansat reciver so i can recieve 5000 channels, and the sat dish also has a motor on it |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Wizdumb a répondu le Wed 22 Nov, 2006 @ 3:12pm |
| Coolness: 122305 | an uncle of mine used to sell the HUGE ones in the 90's and could get channels from all over the world and probably contact aliens to boot. but he had to buy a chip every 6 months or something.
luckily now they've improved on em considerably |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» BA_Baracus a répondu le Wed 22 Nov, 2006 @ 5:24pm |
 Coolness: 121030 | not allowing an overload of usa shows has lots to do with protecting the french language and french entertainment/tv
yay we ll have al jazeera propraganda straight in your living room woohoo |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» El_Presidente a répondu le Wed 22 Nov, 2006 @ 6:04pm |
 Coolness: 299320 | I agree with deadfunk. In this case the reason why the have the monopoly is that if we dont regulate it, they will dissapear. And we need to preserve Canadian companies and content, as horrible as it is. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» MURDOCK_ROCK a répondu le Thu 23 Nov, 2006 @ 10:27am |
 Coolness: 83870 | maybe we'd have better t.v. shows and films if our government supported more artists...
i know alot of ppl who have applied for grants to help fund canadian films and television and got shot down even though thier idea's were way more original than the bullshit they were already funding... "ya thats a great idea for show, but we'd rather put our money into some crap hosted by some priministers no talent looser son" |
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