FOX News commentator Bill O'Reilly says he's keen to broadcast to us Canucks. As my Globe and Mail colleague James Adams reports in today's paper, O'Reilly made mention of the fact that Canadian broadcast regulators had approved the distribution of FOX News here in Canada during a segment on his show called the Most Ridiculous Item of the Day:
Another ridiculous situation: Looks like the Canadian government will finally allow Fox News into that country, and it might happen next year if one of the cable operators up there picks us up, and they should, we'll make 'em a lot of money. The headline today in the Toronto Globe and Mail read CRTC likely to approve abrasive Fox News. Of course, The Globe and Mail makes The New York Times look like the Jerry Falwell newsletter, so we're not too upset with what they say. We want all Canadians to know how open-minded we are, and we look forward to broadcasting north of the border. Eh?
You can watch a bit of O'Reilly in action in the news item my colleague Lisa Laflamme produced for last night's CTV National News. [Be sure to click on the Video link on the right hand side of the page.]