CBC cancels Camille
p2pnet news view | P2P | Politics:- In mid-December we ran an item featuring Camille Labchuk (right).
It went like this »»»
Yesterday we posted a story suggesting George W. Harper was thinking about packing it in as Prime Minister so he could work with the leaders of the opposition parties in Canada`s interests rather than their own.
It was, of course, a total fabrication.
I mean, how could the people we elected possibly place their own efforts to stay in office behind the concerns of the people who put them there in the first place?
Never happen. But there may be an alternative.
Camille Labchuk. That`s her on the right.
She`s a canadidate in the CBC`s Next Great Prime Minister contest.
She was a candidate, rather.
Because the CBC in its wisdom has decided to disqualify her.
Here’s Camille »»»
I just received the shocking news that CBC has disqualified me from the Canada`s Next Great Prime Minister contest. They say it is because I ran for Parliament in 2006, but when they asked me to enter the competition in November (yes, they recruited me) I raised this point with the producer and asked if it made me ineligible. The producer told me (in writing) that I was good to go.
Until today, I was a front runner in the contest. Thanks to your support, my entry video got more votes than any other contestant.
I devoted all of my free time to this competition over the past two months. My campaign team and I spent over 200 hours researching policy, filming videos, organizing online and encouraging people to vote for me. My efforts paid off and I was slated to become the Web Winner next week when voting closes, meaning I would have automatically advanced to the semifinals.
Another contestant has run for Parliament yet has not been deleted from the CBC`s website, like I have. There are 31 additional contestants whose videos are either too short or too long to comply with the entry rules and, according to the rules, should be disqualified too. I don’t think these candidates should be kicked out and I don’t think I should be kicked out either. CBC let us enter this competition, allowed us to spend two months of our lives on it, and they should let us finish it. I have as
ked CBC if they will disqualify these other candidates and they refuse to answer me.The intent of the Next Great PM contest was supposedly to encourage youth political engagement. This outrageous treatment of a contestant who has poured her heart and soul into the contest sends an opposite message: “get involved, get kicked out”. I am appalled that our publicly funded broadcaster sees fit to backtrack on its word. I am also shocked that major sponsor Magna, run by former MP Belinda Stronach, would accept this. Ms. Stronach had to fight every step of the way to climb to the top in politics and I can’t imagine that she would support this treatment of a young Canadian who loves politics and simply wants to make a difference.
CBC and Magna chose to disqualify the wrong young Canadian. I am launching a major campaign to draw attention to this abuse. I feel utterly crushed that my efforts have been for nothing and I refuse to just quietly go away. I will be retaining counsel and intend, if necessary, to pursue legal action against the CBC for unfair disqualification. Lawyers cost money and this is going to be difficult for me to take on financially, so if you want to contribute to my legal fund, write to me. I feel it`s the only way to hold CBC accountable.
Please help me expose this injustice by contacting CBC and Magna to tell them their actions are reprehensible. Write to:
seema.patel@cbc.ca (Seema Patel, Senior Producer)
matthew.barrington@cbc.ca (Matt Barrington, Producer)
ht.lacroix@cbc.ca (Hubert Lacroix, CBC President)
mary.gittins@magna.on.ca (Mary Gittins, Magna)Copy your emails to me (cflbchk@mta.ca) so I can track support!
Thanks for standing with me.
Camille
Good luck. We’ll stay tuned
Jon Newton – p2pnet
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January 10th, 2009 at 9:25 pm
I dunno…
The fact that Magna’s involved, raises the question of how “honourably” this contest would possible be operated in the first place.
I also find the notion that Belinda would have to “fight every step of the way to climb to the top” a little amusing.
Having said all that…
I will be contributing to the e-mail campaign.
The CBC and Magna must not be allowed to circumvent what they’ve started, no matter selfish motivations they have for doing so!
January 10th, 2009 at 9:27 pm
(no matter what selfish motivations…)
^^^
: )
January 10th, 2009 at 10:26 pm
Sell CBC.
It simply wants to manipulate Canadian politics with this entire exercise.
The funds would be better spent on healthcare.
January 11th, 2009 at 12:51 am
Welcome to the world of politics and big business. They will lie and cheat ya at every turn if you are honest or if you let them
example 2: http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r21706255-More-Bell-Extortion-Fraud
So go Camille … put them in their place. You ave my support.
Enjoy
January 11th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
Anonymous Bob,
How would “selling” the least politically biased of the Canadian broadcast television networks help the problems with media bias in Canada?
I also think financially pitting different policies against each other is bad politics : I would personally put education (which the media plays a part in, for better or for worse — often worse) as far more critical to a healthy democracy than health care.
I want to know what the “other side” says on this to find out if there is another version of this story, or if someone at the CBC screwed up as badly as it seems they have.
January 12th, 2009 at 2:34 am
What would make anyone think the CBC, of all things, is “the least politically biased of the Canadian broadcast television networks”??
You’ve got to be fuckin’ kidding.
January 12th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
A good intelligent young mind such as this would do better with grass roots orgs. Media, corporations and governments just chose sides for her … against them selves. hahaha