The Show must go on on Hockey Night in Canada

I know must of you guys don't give a rat's ass about hockey since you're mostly all Europeans but yesterday June 13th, 2014, The Show Must Go On was featured on HNIC. HNIC is an institution in Canada and next year saturday's coverage will be taken over by Rogers. They've put the best moments of the 60 years of coverage and the song fits the video...gives chill to us North Americans...

The song starts at 1:18

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsPG-JCwtHc

Enjoy...if you want...

I care (Canadian and huge hockey fan). That was a wonderful montage - brought tears to my eyes. Clips were fit perfectly to my favorite Queen song.

[QUOTE] [b]cjpew wrote:[/b]

I care (Canadian and huge hockey fan). That was a wonderful montage - brought tears to my eyes. Clips were fit perfectly to my favorite Queen song.[/QUOTE]

I was surprised that someone at CBC was even aware of the existence of that song. Good montage.

I've noticed a few times over the last few years, various American channels using Under Pressure for sporting events...........for the NBA finals a few years back and I think even for the Stanley Cup finals this year!

They actually played some pretty awesome tunes during the montage at the start of most of the playoff games this year - someone at CBC has good taste :)

[QUOTE] [b]RafaelSomma wrote:[/b]

I was surprised that someone at CBC was even aware of the existence of that song.
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Um - the people at the CBC tend to have phenomenal music taste. Ever checked out the diversity of music at cbcmusic.ca ?

This video made me so sad. After over 60 years, Hockey Night In Canada will no longer be a CBC program because Stephen Harper is financially crippling them more and more each passing year. His dream is to eliminate the public broadcaster and privatize it to put more money into the pockets of the rich, along with everything else. It is a very sad day for Canada.

[QUOTE] [b]The Real Wizard wrote:[/b] This video made me so sad. After over 60 years, Hockey Night In Canada will no longer be a CBC program because Stephen Harper is financially crippling them more and more each passing year. His dream is to eliminate the public broadcaster and privatize it to put more money into the pockets of the rich, along with everything else. It is a very sad day for Canada.[/QUOTE]

Indeed. The CBC won't back down from its truthful reporting on controversial Conservative Party behaviours and goingons, so what does Harper do? Silently try to silence them as he does with most of his other critics that he easily wields undemocratic power over. But that's for a separate topic.

I'm just hoping the results of the Ontario provincial election (Liberal majority, for those unaware!) will heavily carry over in spirit into next year's federal election. "Heave Steve 2015"

Love hockey, excellent video.

[QUOTE] [b]inu-liger wrote:[/b]

Indeed. The CBC won't back down from its truthful reporting on controversial Conservative Party behaviours and goingons, so what does Harper do? Silently try to silence them as he does with most of his other critics that he easily wields undemocratic power over. But that's for a separate topic.

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To be fair, the single biggest blow to the CBC was actually from Chretien - 25% of their funding in a single shot.

That said - heave Steve indeed.

Sorry for hijacking the hockey thread.

[QUOTE] [b]inu-liger wrote:[/b]

[QUOTE] [b]The Real Wizard wrote:[/b] This video made me so sad. After over 60 years, Hockey Night In Canada will no longer be a CBC program because Stephen Harper is financially crippling them more and more each passing year. His dream is to eliminate the public broadcaster and privatize it to put more money into the pockets of the rich, along with everything else. It is a very sad day for Canada.[/QUOTE]

Indeed. The CBC won't back down from its truthful reporting on controversial Conservative Party behaviours and goingons, so what does Harper do? Silently try to silence them as he does with most of his other critics that he easily wields undemocratic power over. But that's for a separate topic.

I'm just hoping the results of the Ontario provincial election (Liberal majority, for those unaware!) will heavily carry over in spirit into next year's federal election. "Heave Steve 2015"[/QUOTE]

Fair point Richard, but it begs the question of a national or partisan broadcaster. Regardless of political beliefs, the CBC has always been perceived as a Liberal house organ, much like the Toronto Star. If you were getting constant shots, what would you do? The CBC has its merits but is fair from a perfect, impartial broadcaster. If it roasted liberals the way it does conservatives then liberals would be calling for its demise.

[QUOTE] [b]Sheer Brass Neck wrote:[/b]

Fair point Richard, but it begs the question of a national or partisan broadcaster. Regardless of political beliefs, the CBC has always been perceived as a Liberal house organ, much like the Toronto Star. If you were getting constant shots, what would you do? The CBC has its merits but is fair from a perfect, impartial broadcaster. If it roasted liberals the way it does conservatives then liberals would be calling for its demise.[/QUOTE]

Unfortunately in the world of binary thinking, which far too many people fall victim to, the fact that they aren't overly pro-conservative is taken as being pro-liberal or anti-conservative.

The reason why the CBC appears to many as left-leaning is because the current conservative government is by far the most non-transparent, corrupt, corporate driven, anti-science, anti-environment, anti-public services regime we've ever endured - and they report it all with accuracy and integrity. When the liberal party steals elections via robocalling and cripples the funding to Elections Canada via budget cuts so that they can't afford to investigate it, I'll stand corrected.

This is quality journalism, not "left wing bias" - http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/muzzling-of-federal-scientists-widespread-survey-suggests-1.2128859

It is the job of the public broadcaster to call any government on their crap. Which they do. They were highly critical of Chretien in the 90s (re: how he held his MPs in line as Harper does now). They covered the sponsorship scandal well. They covered McGuinty's power plant scandal well. Why wasn't anyone accusing of them being right wing shills? Because they're not, that's why. The CBC doesn't drink the kool aid from any party, and at the moment that means refusing to be a PR machine for Harper's corporate propaganda. And they will always pay the price.

And hello, they have Rex fucking Murphy. One of the most conservative people in the country. And he's a brilliant man. I'd say they've got the full spectrum pretty well covered. The CBC having Rex would be like Sun TV having Bill Maher. Not going to happen.

The fact that people think the CBC is biased to the centre or the left is clear evidence that Canada is moving way too far right to the point that people don't even know what centrist means anymore. Harper has blurred the lines, as he's expertly adept to masquerading as centrist at all the right moments. If I'll give him one thing, he's an expert strategist. But make no mistake - he's more right wing than Bush. He just hides it well. Very, very well.

I'm a Conservative...I could enter into argument, but I will pass my turn...

Not sure what binary thinking has to do with my reply as I wasn't stating a belief, just positing that people of a conservative nature could take the CBC as having a liberal bias (small 'l', which they do, which is fine.) The federal Conservatives have been against the CBC long before The Real Wizard entered this earth based on what it stands for (it's not free enterprise, no competition etc.) and people of that ilk will be against it forever because it goes against their beliefs (self-sufficient business, entities not supported by taxes etc.) They do great work in some areas, shit in others, which is the world as you see it everywhere. Steven Harper is a piece of work, will give you that, and he has a mean streak that Canadians have never seen in a leader before, very vindictive and almost like a US Republican.