Wouldn’t it be nice to actually watch some Canadian news that does not include wall to wall coverage of Trump or Covid-19?
The Canadian media’s breathless fascination with every tweet from Trump or mutterings of every so-called political expert (99% of whom you have never heard of before) on the USA situation has become repetitious and frankly boring.
The same holds true for the daily Covid updates with our media talking heads breathlessly announcing the new numbers, keeping score hour by hour. How many “expert” medical commentators can they dream up? How about adding some context to the new daily numbers- what age groups, how many were in long term care homes etc. I wear my mask; I am in an at risk age category and a business that brings me into contact with a lot of people- that information is important. If you are going to broadcast numbers give me details.
Believe it or not there is some other Canadian news out there- the destruction of documents intended for a parliamentary committee review (hey guys they are saved on more than one server), a government racking up debt at an alarming pace without bringing in a formal budget (our grandchildren will be paying for Trudeau’s spending), a so-called green plan is coming and I bet there will be no release of economic studies on its impact in the short and long terms. But somehow the colour of Trump’s hair is important.
The truth is its easier to regurgitate numbers supplied to you on Covid-19 than to investigate the details. It is easier to quote Trump and US experts than to do investigative journalism here.
