Canadian Publication Ban

Will the majority of Canadians finally learn what their government was doing with their tax money?

Allison Dunfield of Globe and Mail reports the judge in the Canadian scandal (aka Adscam) has delayed his decision on whether to lift the publication ban (HT: Captain Quarters)

"Mr. Justice John Gomery decided late in the day Wednesday that he needed more time to consider whether to allow the testimony of Mr. Brault to be reported in the media after Mr. Brault completed his time on the stand.

Judge Gomery is to make a decision Thursday morning.

If he lifts the ban, it may start the ball rolling for opposition parties to pose a non-confidence motion in the Liberals and potentially bring the government down. Opposition parties believe that Mr. Brault's testimony is extremely damaging to the Liberal Party."

Captain Ed continues to follow the story.  He finishes his latest post with the following:

"If the ban gets lifted, expect the media to explode with information. Based on a few conversations I've had with some Canadian journalists, they cannot wait to tell you this story."

I agree...then momentum will really build and who knows what else will be revealed.  If not for Captain Ed and his ground breaking news...who can say if this scandal would ever have seen the light of day?

I am writing about it because my research on weblogs has to do with shaping public opinion.  Weblogs are powerful...Captain Ed is helping to prove my hypothesis. 

The fact they are indeed powerful instruments is probably why politicians and elite media want to regulate them. 

UPDATE: Captain Ed has an update:

"It does indeed appear that money spent on convincing the Quebecois not to secede from Canada went into the pockets of the very separatists it was meant to oppose."

Also, a decision on the publication ban is expected today.

Comments

[mikeymike]

Gomery has lifted the ban