Archive for May 29th, 2007
i-CBC does its bit for the i-Phone launch
CBC Radio, Canada| 3 Comments »I am so glad that CBC radio took a good 2 or 3 minutes of its World at Six newscast to bring us the Canadian perspective on the product launch of the year. I mean, let’s face it, there really wasn’t much news coverage of the iPhone launch, was there? The CBC is doing Canadians [...]
Air Canada gives all Canadians a bad name
travels| 9 Comments »A Scots friend who has clocked many miles on many different airlines has an interesting theory on Air Canada, which he rates the bottom for service and attitude. He points out that Air Canada uses a political symbol – Canadian maple leaf flag – in its brand identity. As a result, Air Canada becomes a [...]
Make hockey stop and make it stop now.
CBC Radio, Canada| 3 Comments »Every morning this week the CBC radio broadcast has lead with hockey. Hockey this and hockey that. Hockey here, hockey there. Hockey up to the eyebrows. People, hockey is over for the season. It’s summer now. Get out. Enjoy the fog and rain, if you’re in Nova Scotia. But you have to move on. There [...]