Duncan Findlay wrote:
>On Sat, Mar 30, 2002 at 05:25:44PM -0500, Alan Shutko wrote:
>
>>dman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>
>>>The other problem with the election is that some people are sore
>>>losers.
>>>
>>Yes, it's terrible anyone would want to know the actual results of the
>>election. Why don't we just skip them and use the CNN polls?
>>
>
>In Canada, it is banned to report preliminary results until the polls have
>closed in the area. So TV coverage doesn't start till the polls close. In
>this way, the media can't ruin an election like they did in the US. If it
>wasn't for CNN, Gore would have won.
>
Isn't Canadian broadcasting essentially state-owned? That is, isn't
there only CBC, as used to be the case in the UK prior to the
introduction of semi-private stations (IIRC, Channel 4)?
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