Murray Wood, 980 CJME news director:
The ‘bloggers’ like to portray themselves as more crusading than what they call the ‘main-stream media.’ But a lot of the blogsites I see are people with a clear axe to grind. No pretense of objectivity. Hey, that’s fine…I take them for what they are. But take the piece on Donald Black this week. Black is a friend of Ralph Goodale’s, and has supported the Liberal party in the past. He also heads an investment firm and is a director with the Investment Dealers Association. It was in that capacity that he met with Goodale the day of the income trust announcement.
That was enough to prompt at least one blogsite to insinuate Black is implicated in the scandal.
In fact…if you look in the piece for any clear suggestion of wrongdoing, you won’t find it. No indication Black or his company profited from any insider information. Suspicions aren’t enough to fuel accusations.Some of the blogs have been playing a bit fast and loose with facts and reputations. Keep it up and they’ll find out libel laws apply just as harshly in the cyber world, as in the real world.
6 comments:
So, why would a firm that promotes income trusts just happen to meet with the Finance Minister the same day(or previous day)that he is going to announce changes.
Its these kind of coincidences that make people suspicious. But, of course, with their impecable record why would ANYONE be supsicious of the Liberal Party.
Horny Toad
Dear Sir,
I have to inform you that you have officially been tagged - list 5 weird things about yourself and pass it on to 5 others!
Black is an issue because he provided the other "telling" statement of the election (along with Dingwall's "I'm entitled to my entitlements) when he said "If I'm ever investigated by the RCMP, I hope they tell me ahead of time so that I can cover my tracks."
The Investment Dealers Association has been trying to get rid of their image of members who have a flexible ethical perspective. They should distance themselves from Black's remark.
I'm with Horny Toad on this one.
I like Murray Wood and all, but he is out to lunch this time.
Sorry Surly, this isn't really a personal blog so I don't think it would be right. As much as I would like to discuss my particulars and all...
that is plain silly!
cbc's National ran a story the other night about Black and were forced to apologize the following night for improperly stating that he had donated 250,000 to Goodale's campaign.
something, perhaps the National's ratings, tells me that such a story would have far greater damage to Black's reputation than any, what... say 1000 er so bloggers.
but then again Tony Burman claims today on CBC.CA that CBC is far more concerned about getting individual stories told proerly than 100's of stories improperly.
and as far as specific indiviudals go, shouldn't there be a little more scrutiny thrown TSX CEO Richard Nesbitt's way.
his first TSX trade in income trusts nets him 100k on that infamous day in question?
obviously nothing to see there folks!
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