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Protest during the 2010 Games won't be led by a large group with broad appeal, a Vancouver city councillor suggested. "To be honest, I don't see a big anti-Olympics movement," Geoff Meggs told reporters yesterday. His comments came as the city announced new changes to its contentious signage bylaws. The ability of people to express political messages critical of the Olympics has been a huge issue in recent months....

Canadian wrote: I think a lot of the degeneration started when reporters started going to journalism schools they lost 'something' and basically now if you have a pretty face, nice body, eyes are level, can talk you are hired. Where are the Jack Websters? Marjorie Nichols? Pat Burns? Walter Cronkites? etc now a days? I think the journalism school excuse is over done. I think the real problem came with the likes of Rupert Murdock...

It pleased me too, believe me. Losing a billion is not easy for greedy merchants. I think there are millions of Americans who think that they are seven feet tall and superior to all foreigners.

have you ever read their newspaper (on-line) they are many well respected journalists working for them. it wasn't at all what I expected and I was pleasantly surprised.

Thats a interesting forum, thanks for link.

Canadian wrote: I may get this if Shaw gets it. I am sure there will be a free preview. CNN International I wish we could get here. Newsnet, Newsworld, Fox, Global, CNN and the headline news CNN all suck. They are not even news. MSNBC is good and BBC World is great, CNN International the one time I saw it seemed good and nothing like the 'fluff' version we get. CBC used to be great at one time, even BCTV used to be great until the...

How is it that the tunrstiles would never pay for themselves? Millions to install, millions are being lost every year. I am a math dummy but what am I missing in this logic? How is it that tolls on bridges work then????? Never pay off? Is that what we are told about those things? How about T.O or Montreal. DO they not have those turnstiles? Are those people more stupid than we? How does this not work out in the long run???? D

Terribly poor form on the part on the Iranian gubmint hard to take them seriously at all.

Tis' not nice to try and pour cold water upon gov/corporate $hindigs > As well, we are concerned that the civil liberties of local communities and those who have a critique of the Games are being undermined by an unnecessary security presence. The security budget for the games has ballooned to $1 billion, while security and law enforcement agencies have identified protest groups as the most significant threat to the Games. Over...

B.C. has spent $500,000 to create an Olympics education program, but do you think B.C. kids should be learning about the Winter Olympics in school? well, the provincial government says yes, but teachers are rightfully angry.. The government has spent more than $500,000 over the past three years to create an Olympics education program-, which includes a website and DVD with curriculum recommendations for teachers, incentives for schools to...