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The Western Standard bills itself as Western Canada's only national news magazine and is printed 24 times a year. Western Canada is a geographic region of Canada, also known as simply the West, generally considered to be west of the province of Ontario. ...
A newsmagazine, sometimes called news magazine, is a usually weekly magazine featuring articles on current events. ...
Background
The Western Standard was launched in March, 2004 by lawyer and former Reform Party and Canadian Alliance activist Ezra Levant and others as a sequel publication to the Alberta Report, which went out of business in June 2003. Ezra Levant (born 1972) is a Canadian publisher, columnist, lawyer and political activist. ...
The Alberta Report was a Canadian right-of-center magazine which has now ceased to exist. ...
2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for June, 2003. ...
In April, 2004 Western Standard launched a radio show on Calgary station CKMX, and now broadcasts three hours weekly. Calgary is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. ...
Political Stance Western Standard's subtitle is "The Independent Voice of the New West" and the magazine aims for a brash, outspoken approach to social and political issues. Noted columnists in the Western Standard include Ted Byfield, founder of the Alberta Report and father to Link Byfield, Mark Steyn, Colby Cosh and David Warren. Kevin Libin is the magazine's founding editor. The Alberta Report was a Canadian right-of-center magazine which has now ceased to exist. ...
Link Byfield is a current Senator-in-waiting in the province of Alberta, Canada. ...
Mark Steyn is a Canadian journalist, columnist, and film and theatre critic. ...
The Western Standard has a conservative flavour, but publisher Ezra Levant maintains that its stories are fair and balanced. The magazine features an online discussion blog called The Shotgun. The blog is administered by Kevin Steel. Conservatism or political conservatism is any of several historically related political philosophies or political ideologies. ...
Ezra Levant (born 1972) is a Canadian publisher, columnist, lawyer and political activist. ...
Western alienation Although 20% of the magazine's readership is in Ontario, the motto of the Western Standard is "the independent voice of the new west", and its editorial voice expresses sympathy to Western Canadian issues. This is manifested in greater reporting coverage of Western problems, and a roster of opinion editorial voices calling for a remediation of same. In fact, a plurality of the magazine's columnists live in Central Canada, including David Warren, Michael Coren, Karen Selick and Pierre Lemieux, or in the Eastern U.S., including Walter E. Williams and Mark Steyn. This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ...
Walter E. Williams (born 1936) is an American economist. ...
Mark Steyn is a Canadian journalist, columnist, and film and theatre critic. ...
The Western Standard earned widespread national attention and even international coverage in the Wall Street Journal and in several Chinese newspapers for its large opinion poll in the summer of 2005, examining Western Canadians' appetite for independence from the rest of Canada. The Wall Street Journal is an influential international daily newspaper published in New York City, New York with an average daily circulation of 1,800,607 (2002). ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Western Canada is a geographic region of Canada, also known as simply the West, generally considered to be west of the province of Ontario. ...
The magazine has been openly critical, in its reporting and opinion columns, of policies it believes favour Central Canada, such as the Canadian Wheat Board, the disproportionate allocation of Parliamentary seats to Central and Eastern Canada, and official bilingualism. The magazine also publishes an opinion editorial by Ric Dolphin whose misanthropic sense of humour frequently roasts Quebec and its politics — though Western and conservative politicians are not spared by him, either. Several of the magazine's columnists, including Warren and Lemieux, have argued for Alberta's secession. Other Western Standard writers, such as Andrew Coyne, have argued strenuously against western separatism, and editor Kevin Libin has written skeptically on the subject. Central Canada is a term used to refer to the two largest and most populous provinces in Eastern Canada: Ontario and Quebec. ...
The Parliament of Canada (French: Parlement du Canada) is Canadas legislative branch, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. ...
Alberta separatism is a movement that advances the concept of the province of Alberta seceding from Canada to form an independent nation. ...
Andrew Coyne, MA , BA is a Canadian journalist and columnist. ...
Libertarianism Despite being primarily conservative, the Western Standard also has some libertarian influence. Ontario lawyer and columnist Karen Selick argues with social conservative television host Michael Coren in a debate column on current public policy issues called Face-off; Quebecois economics professor Pierre Lemieux of the Université du Québec en Outaouais writes a regular column; Edmonton-based National Post columnist Colby Cosh authors the sports column; and Matthew Johnston is the magazine's vice-president of advertising. See also Libertarianism and Libertarian Party Libertarian,is a term for person who has made a conscious and principled commitment, evidenced by a statement or Pledge, to forswear violating others rights and usually living in voluntary communities: thus in law no longer subject to government supervision. ...
This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ...
The Université du Québec en Outaouais is a branch of the Université du Québec in Gatineau, Quebec. ...
The National Post is a large Canadian English language national newspaper based in Toronto. ...
Colby Cosh (born May 2, 1971 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian commentator, writer and editor of non-fiction, and blogger. ...
All five -- Selick, Lemieux, Williams, Cosh, and Johnston -- are known for their strong libertarian political views.
Muhammad cartoons controversy On February 13, 2006 the Western Standard attracted controversy when it became the first widely-published English Canadian media outlet to republish the cartoons of Muhammad first published by the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten. [1] Conservative Defence Minister Gordon O'Connor criticized this decision, saying that it puts the lives of Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan at increased risk.[2] While editors of Canadian news media decided against publishing the cartoons, a subsequent poll of Canadian journalists conducted by Compas found that 7 in 10 of respondents thought that at least some of the cartoons should have been published by at least some of the Canadian media. [3] February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The controversial cartoons of Muhammad, first published in Jyllands-Posten in September 2005. ...
Jyllands-Posten , full name: (help· info) (English: The Morning Newspaper / The Jutland Post), is Denmarks largest-selling daily newspaper. ...
The Minister of National Defence (French: Ministre de la Défense nationale) is the Canadian politician within the Cabinet of Canada responsible for the Department of National Defence which oversees the Canadian Forces. ...
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Retail bookselling giant Chapters and Indigo refused to stock this particular issue of the magazine. [4]
On February 23, 2006, Gordon Chong, Calgary's Crown Attorney decided against laying hate charges against the Western Standard. Chong felt that there was no evidence the publication intended to incite hatred against a specific group. February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Racial Slur Controversy In February 13, 2006 issue of Western Standard, a column by Ric Dolphin quoted an unnamed "fishing buddy" of Ralph Klein's as saying, "Once she (Colleen Klein) stops being the premier's wife, she goes back to being just another Indian." This occurred in the context of a piece that was critical of Klein's wife, arguing that she holds too much power over the premier's office.[5] Ezra Levant, publisher of the magazine, defended the article saying "We sympathize with Colleen's hurt feelings but we didn't say the words -- we just reported them, and we'll continue to report on the growing divide between those who think Ralph is past his best-before date, and those sycophants who will do anything to keep him -- and the missus -- in power." [6]
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February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
CBC redirects here, as this is the most common use of the abbreviation. ...
February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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