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Originally Posted by bizaro86
I think having a government funded group of experts deciding what is true is a pretty slippery slope towards a 1984 style Ministry of Truth.
The better way to deal with that is with effective journalism and an informed citizenry. Bill Smith lost, and I think the big reason was a plurality of Calgarians saw through the BS. I would rather trust voters to suss out the truth than have a government panel of experts deciding. Free speech is important, and is a slippery slope when you let a group of experts decide what's true.
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I was watching Global or CTV (wish I could remember) at about 6PM on election day where they were talking about the mayoral candidates. When doing a quick intro about the election, one issue between Smith/Nenshi was described like this:
"Bill Smith has said that city taxes have increased by 51% since Nenshi's time in office, a claim that Nenshi disputes."
When local media, even on election day is still phrasing major election issues like that, it is extremely concerning. Many journalists and news programs are failing the electorate and keeping them ignorant about facts.