Mark Bourrie's Analysis

The freedom and right to be able to freely express thoughts, opinions, and concerns are critical in the efficiency and fluency of American and Canadian democracy. With such a large and vast nation, there is bound to be a parallel in size of diverse thinking and perspective. In order to properly and directly voice these opinions,there needs to be a type of media to do so with. In her 1854 editorial, Mary Ann Shadd Cary goes on to discuss the importance of one particular form of media; the newspaper. Cary is able to explain that need for expression of opinion through media, the need for “colored canadians” to specifically have their own paper, and that need to inform misinformed citizens on Canada’s issues through her own style of diction to

Over the last several years the Canadian Military has come under considerable pressure to appropriately deal with the moral issue of sexual harassment and assault of women within its sphere. The Canadian media has given a number of reports during this time that have attacked military leaders for their failure to bring about constructive change. The moral issue of how women are treated in the military is of upmost importance; however I have chosen to write on the moral issue of honesty and accuracy in news reporting. Was the media honest and accurate in its reporting when it constantly used a news-byte from a recent interview with General Tom Lawson, leader of the Canadian Armed Forces? The news-byte being considered gave a detrimental or slanted view of

When people look back and remember the First World War, they often remember the assassination of Franz-Ferdinand, the sinking of the Lusitania, or the Zimmerman telegram. Not often do they recall the role that Canada played in the war. However, Canadians were a significant factor of the Allies’ success. Although Canada only possessed two Navy warships at the time and was known for being a peaceful country, she supplied over 60,000,000 shells to the Allies’ troops and endured over 67,000 casualties and 173,000 men wounded across multiple battles. With that said, it could also be argued that internal political conflicts in Canada afflicted their overall contribution to the war. In fact,

Throughout history, and still today, Americans have looked to popular media outlets to stay up to date on the current issues our nation is involved in. Many Americans take the news reported at face value instead of digging deeper than the headlines to do a little of their own research. A clear majority of those Americans believe if they read it in the newspaper or see it on social media, it must be true. However, the media is notorious for manipulating the facts in order to advance the American government’s agenda. A manipulating media circuit is nothing new. An example of this is the USS Greer incident. Multiple media reports helped advanced President Roosevelt’s desire to engage in war by publishing inaccurate reports from the September 4, 1942 incident.

This type of secretive government program certainly defines the contradictions of a so-called democratic country, which has continually propagandized the idea of equal rights and the right of individuals to have different political ideas. The role of the RCMP actually presents a type of “police state” mentality that projects a threat to democracy as a part of human rights violations committed by the Canadian government during this time. The Cold Ear ideology of “capitalism versus communism” certainly created a hyper-reactionary dualism in Canadian politics, which viewed anyone who supported communism as an enemy of the state. PROFUNC certainly defines a concerted effort by government officials and the RCMP to monitor Canadian communists with the future potential of having them imprisoned during a time of war with the Soviet Union.

“This is true.” (O’Brien, 420) – with this simple statement which also represents a first, three-word introductory paragraph to Tim O’Brien’s short story, “How to Tell a True War Story”, the author reveals the main problem of what will follow. “Truth” – when looked up in a dictionary, we would probably find definitions similar to sincerity and honesty on the one hand, and correctness, accuracy or reality on the other hand. When looking at these definitions, one can make out two groups of meaning: While sincerity and honesty are very subjective, correctness or accuracy are supposed to be objective by nature. One can be sincere and still not report the truth, due to the simple fact

With regards to Walter Lippman’s quote in 1922, it is fair to dispute that ‘News is just someone’s version of events’. Due to the changing society over the past years since the quote and the increased number of factors to consider, it raises the question of how precise, accurate and relevant this quotation is in the present day. However, some factors must be considered when debating the credibility of the quotation: ‘news is just someone’s version of events,’ as it can be affected by a number of reasons. These can include factually based stories, changing market conditions, partisan and ‘churnalism’; more specifically- ‘flat earth’ stories. Therefore, when considering these factors affecting news stories, it is can be argued that news isn’t ‘someone’s version of events’, because the article is either purely fact and leaves no room for opinion, or the version of events or news story has been manipulated due to changing market conditions or ‘churnalism’. However, when a news story is initially sought, it is also believed that a reporter should find a story and that the news story is true and a chronological order of the events in which the reporter witnessed at the time, furthermore supporting the quotation. On top of this, when biased media organisations include their opinion or political stance, this can also be argued that it is ‘their ‘version of events.’

Canada’s influence in Europe allowed them to help to alter the course of World War II through their courage and bravery at many battles, including Juno Beach, Ortona, and the failure of Dieppe. Throughout the war they came alongside the British out of their own accord to protect their homeland

Militia Myths: Ideas of the Canadian citizen soldier, by James Wood, is a book that details the development of the Canadian militia and the role of citizen soldiers from 1896 to 1921. Canada was in a state in 1896 where the country was expanding politically and industrially; while attempting to avoid European militarism. Sadly, the book shows that the ideology made its way to Canada through the development and beginning of the First World War. Militia Myths focuses on the lives and experiences of the Canadian militia and their citizen soldiers; as well as their cultures, known as Military Culture. Furthermore, the piece examines how the Canadian militia was shaped, formed, and how it expanded, while examining the challenges and obstacles the

Propaganda was used throughout the first world war to ensure that citizens knew only what their governments them to know. The Canadian government would often spread biased or sometimes even untrue information to influence the way people thought and acted. Propaganda had an affect on many aspects of the war, including the public opinion, charity/donations to the war effort, and recruitment. All of these aspects would prove to be essential in Canada’s war effort, which meant that propaganda was an integral part of the war for Canada.

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“For many Canadians, it was an important and necessary contribution to a faltering war effort; for others, it was an oppressive act passed dishonestly by a government more British than Canadian.” (Durflinger)

William Lyon Mackenzie King once said “It is what we prevent, rather than what we do that counts;” although he may have sought truth in his statement, there were numerous occasions where he didn’t abide by it, and his actions contradicted his morals. King represented Canada in the role of a dominant political figure (that is, the Prime Minister back in the years 1926-30 and 1935-48) with a reign lasting longer than any other to this date. Since then, King’s time as prime minister has stirred up controversy towards the topic of whether or not he was an effective leader for those 21 years. While King undoubtedly had his accomplishments, the damage he inflicted upon our country significantly outweighs his successes. His campaign may have been

felt wicked and an affront against democracy which infuriated them further. All Robert Borden was doing is causing trouble.

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