Stop The Big Media Takeover In Canada

We must also be wary of the impacts mergers have on the diversity and neutrality of new on-line media. We need to reverse this trend before big media gets even bigger! Tell the CRTC what you think: http://democraticmedia.ca/act WHAT YOU CAN DO: Rules that truly curb media concentration in Canada are long overdue. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) - the government commission that regulates broadcast and telecommunications systems - is holding a hearing in Gatineau, Quebec (just across the river from Ottawa) this coming September on how to ensure a diversity of voices in our media. The deadline for submissions is July 18, 2007. These hearings could in the long run lead to a more concentrated media and a relaxation of the foreign ownership rules leaving our media susceptible to take-over by even bigger U.S. Media Corporations. The airwaves belong to the public, and the CRTC needs to hear from you. Click here http://democraticmedia.ca/act to let the CRTC know that media diversity matters to you. PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD Unless citizens speak out, the debate will continue to be dominated by large media corporations. Please forward this message to encourage others to participate in this crucial campaign. Tell your family and friends about this important campaign. Don't forget to tell the CRTC to STOP THE BIG MEDIA TAKEOVER!: http://democraticmedia.ca/act NOTE: If you are not a Canadian citizen or resident, please do not send a message to the CRTC -- but please still visit http://democraticmedia.ca to find out about how you can support media diversity in Canada. ******************************** INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ACTION ALERT Democracy Watch is sending this Alert to its Action Alert email list, and sends at most 1 Action Alert every 3-4 months to this list. If you do not want to receive Action Alerts from Democracy Watch in the future, please unsubscribe from this list by sending an email to the following email address: with only the following word in the text of the message: unsubscribe If you know someone who may not be receiving Democracy Watch's Action Alerts through this list, please forward this Action Alert to them, and let them know that they can subscribe to Democracy Watch's Action Alert list by sending an email to the following email address: with only the following word in the text of the message: subscribe Please note, you cannot post messages to this list, as Democracy Watch does not have the staff time or resources to moderate the list. Democracy Watch has set up the email list only to send out Action Alerts. ******************* INFORMATION ABOUT DEMOCRACY WATCH For more information about Democracy Watch's 8 leading campaigns for democratic reform, government accountability, and corporate responsibility in Canada, or to contact Democracy Watch, please view the Democracy Watch website at: http://www.dwatch.ca You can see details about how effective Democracy Watch has been in making governments and corporations more accountable to you over the past decade by viewing the following webpage: http://www.dwatch.ca/history.html You can see details about Democracy Watch's recent advocacy efforts on the following webpage: http://www.dwatch.ca/news.htm PLEASE DONATE ONLINE RIGHT NOW to Democracy Watch's government accountability and corporate responsibility campaigns BY GOING TO: http://www.dwatch.ca/camp/support.html AND IF YOU OR YOUR ORGANIZATION WANTS TO HOLD A PUBLIC EVENT ON GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY ISSUES, contact Democracy Watch Coordinator Duff Conacher at email: for details Democracy Watch P.O. Box 821, Stn. B Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5P9 Tel: (613) 241-5179 Fax: (613) 241-4758 Email: dwatch@web.net Internet: http://www.dwatch.ca [Proofreader's note: this article was edited for spelling and typos on July 13, 2007]

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