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In Canada the right to use the public airwaves is not determined by market forces. They have a law which requires radio and TV broadcasts not to tell lies or to mislead the public. This law prevented Ruppert Murdoch from expanding into Canada. It also makes Canadian politics less subject to propaganda which is what Fox is all about in America and elsewhere. When Ruppert Mlurdoch was asked about Fox and talk radio he replied that the market has spoken. Indeed it has, talk radio and Fox News have large audiences in the US. In the US if the market has spoken it is above criticism despite the consequences.
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