A Few Quick Notes 609

-Today I walked outside and immediately wondered if I even needed a coat. Once I started the car I realized that it was still -16.5, but it was about 10 degrees warmer than the previous morning and certainly enough to feel the difference.

-Apparently today was budget day.  I was pleasantly surprised to see that CBC did push back, or at least appeared to, push back Olympics coverage to do some budget coverage.

-I think we may need to head to the grocery store tomorrow after work.

-Over the course of the past few weeks I've been trying to sell Jeannette on the effectiveness of Shirley Temple's performances in her many childhood movie appearances.  I think I finally convinced Jeannette that Shirley's movies are still entertaining.

So it definitely felt a little weird when this morning Jeannette emailed me to let me know that Shirley Temple had just died.  Definite bummer.

Cameron - 12
Neil - 0

A possible new angle on election coverage

Given that in Canada there was just a stink about the proposed removal of the regulatory prohibition on the broadcasting of "any false or misleading news" I wonder if this now well-known clause couldn't be used to some effect.

Wouldn't it be great if sections of Harper's speeches had to be bleeped or cut because of this prohibition? And wouldn't it be even better if it was explained that the reason for their absence was because they were false or misleading?

If we are going to have this incredibly restrictive regulation ('misleading' is a pretty vague word) why don't we at least use it to staunch the flow of actively disseminated misinformation that is coming from so many of Canada's politicians?