Disturbances in the News-Sphere

We have some comparisons of how the end of the Ghomeshi trial was opined about by news services inside and outside of Canada. Warnings for trigger-topics in the links. Also, I have to say that I don't think I was going to be even remotely pleased by the verdict, whatever it ended up being for a whole mess (and "mess" is the operative word here) of reasons and/or excuses.

Our trade arrangements with the House of Saud are still on. Cause for concern, also. And there's other stuff to consider as well.

The ideology of the President and Board currently in place at CBC/Radio Canada seems to still be in force, despite the change of government. I have issues with that. Also, issues with the relative paucity of funding being restored to CBC/SRC.

More on other topics later during this laundry day...

Due South: A Late Thought About "Juliet is Bleeding"

I think this was about as bleak an episode as it ever got after "Victoria's Secret"...and while it got weirder after that, it never got as bleak again.

Also...they never did follow up with the Vecchio/Zuko feud after that, did they? I expect there's fan fiction aplenty amongs the Duesers, but no follow-up episode was ever made.