CTV cancels ad campaign under Saudi pressure
OTTAWA - Efforts to silence an advertising campaign about Saudi Arabian oil before it re-airs in Canada have succeeded in keeping the ads off CTV News Channel.QMI Agency has acquired an e-mail that indicates the broadcaster cancelled a booking for an Ethicaloil.org ad campaign that presents Saudi Arabian oil as an "unethical" energy choice.
"Our position should be that we are in receipt of notice of a legal dispute with respect to this spot and that, accordingly, we will not broadcast the spot until the legal dispute is resolved," reads the e-mail quoting CTV's legal department.
The ads have raised the ire of the Saudi government because they equate buying Saudi oil with helping fund a kingdom that oppresses women while presenting Alberta's oilsands as a more humane alternative.
Sun News Network continues to run the ads.
Saudi Arabia's government has hired a high-powered law firm to get the ads banned.
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney shot back at the moves to silence the ads.
"Apparently (the Saudi) government has threatened Canadian broadcasters if they run a particular ad by a Canadian non-profit, non-governmental organization," Kenney said during a stop in Brampton, Ont. "Canada is a country that is a champion of freedom of speech. That is a constitutional right. And we don't take kindly to foreign governments threatening directly or indirectly Canadian broadcasters or media for giving voice to freedom of speech."
An industry insider has told QMI Agency the Saudi government has been asking around to find out who funds Ethicaloil.org.
Responding to inquiries, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers wouldn't confirm that it had been approached by Riyadh, but did make clear it doesn't fund the group.
Meantime, Tory MP Dean Allison, chairman of the Commons foreign affairs committee, confirmed he'll ask MPs to look into how Saudi Arabia has reacted to the controversial campaign.
By Daniel Proussalidis
http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/09/20/ctv-cancels-ad-campaign-under-saudi-pressure
screenshot from TV ad
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Fuck Saudi Arabia.
In fact fuck all of Arabia.
Those Asshole's have been a boil on the ass of humanity since a camel shat out their false prophet.
Posted Sep-20-2011 ByDave556 (1948.96) 
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LOL.......funny, but true.
Posted Sep-20-2011 Bytank2 (1144.18) 
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@Flip500
That is the worst scenario the group NOW would say is a nightmare.
blame white males for the evils and oppression in the world and demand the overthrow.... not relizing what evil waits to fill the void
Posted Sep-20-2011 ByAiredale (2616.66) 
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Wait, why is Canada even dealing with Saudi oil? You guys have just as much oil if not more. We get a good percentage of our daily supply of oil from Canada.
Posted Sep-20-2011 BySp33dyD3m0n (321.50) 
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@Sp33dyD3m0n The ad campaign addresses that too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SjZlqbDudI
That's partly why the Saudis are so eager to silence them. The ad exposes their treatment of women and says that we have our own oil. It's a double smack down for the Saudis.
Posted Sep-20-2011 Byibelieveindog (1098.94) 
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@ibelieveindog I thought it seemed fishy. Go Canada!
Posted Sep-20-2011 BySp33dyD3m0n (321.50) 
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@ibelieveindog
I'll say this: Buy Canadian Oil!!!!!
Posted Sep-20-2011 Byconservative hispanic (946.40) 
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It's a good thing that we have a Conservative government that won't be bullied by Islamic bullies. No doubt, if the Liberals were in power, they'd be kissing the asses of the Saudis, and have Ethicaloil.org before a human rights tribunal for hurting muslim feelings.
Posted Sep-20-2011 Bytank2 (1144.18) 
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Be careful what you say, irrational thinking only has to win one time in order to gain a foothold and blame 'north america' as all that is evil in the world.
Posted Sep-20-2011 ByAiredale (2616.66) 
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Strange you should mention that.CNN reported yesterday how the Dems in the U.S. are really brown-nosing hard now to win the Mexicans over to secure their votes.
Not like that was any big secret or breaking news to the well informed.
Posted Sep-20-2011 BySSstormtr00per (2117.16) 
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@tank2
You Harper supporters gets stupider by the day. Harper is the worst thing that happened to Canada. Remember the issue with the UAE, they told you to fuck off and you kissed their asses. Its business nothing personal.
Posted Sep-20-2011 ByMrG (646.10) 
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What in the hell are you talking about? I didn't have any dealings with the UAE. Nobody told me to fuck off, and I never kiss anybodys ass. However, I believe Mr. Harper was far too kind to the UAE Arabs. What he should have said was to fill all of their planes with Allah worshipers and get the fuck out of our free country. If you don't care for Mr. Harper now, you'll really be pissed a decade from now when he is still the Prime Minister.
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BINGO
Posted Sep-20-2011 ByCatalytic (417.60) Catalytic View Channel Send Message
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truth hurts.. fuck the saudis, we have plenty enough to go around .
Posted Sep-20-2011 Byk-doe (8870.92) 
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i personally would happily behead every last one of the saudi royals with a shitty rusty butter knife.....only joking... every last saudi.
Posted Sep-20-2011 Byjames4703 (157.34) james4703 View Channel Send Message
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Our most excellent House of Saud wishes your government to begin shooting down the irreverent dogs running Canada's streets. It is a humble request from the seat of the religion of peace. Or, if you wish to preserve the flow of oil to your cities, you must at least muzzle them, Peace Be With You...
Posted Sep-20-2011 Byericredbeard (276.18) ericredbeard View Channel Send Message
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can not wait for the oil to dry up....hope they enjoy the 5th centry
Posted Sep-20-2011 Bydiablokid (528.90) 
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Front page, NY Times, 20 SEP 11: Great article on oil production. We are producing more and more oil in our hemisphere.
Give us a couple decades or less, we won't need those pigs anymore.
Posted Sep-20-2011 ByRUGOUTFROMUNDER-U (187.70) 
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Yes you will, even moreso!
Posted Sep-20-2011 ByCatalytic (417.60) Catalytic View Channel Send Message
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@Catalytic ---Whats great is when the need for pigslamist oil has disappeared, all these countries sitting on oil are going to turn into dirt poor shitholes filled with 7th century hut dwellers.
You know what I mean, like the afghani mountain goats are now.
Posted Sep-21-2011 ByRUGOUTFROMUNDER-U (187.70) 
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No, they won't.
They are a geopolitical asset in and of themselves.
try again
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@RUGOUTFROMUNDER-U: China will be running the Middle East by then.
Posted Sep-21-2011 ByMoore Slayer (2017.54) 
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@Moore Slayer ----Least they ain't ignorant monkeys. I think.
Posted Sep-21-2011 ByRUGOUTFROMUNDER-U (187.70) 
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I found the actual ad after posting this if anyone is interested:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SjZlqbDudI
note: it's only one network that has caved in to their threats but it's a major network and it's one too many.
Posted Sep-20-2011 Byibelieveindog (1098.94) 
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Exactly, one too many.
Posted Sep-20-2011 ByYusuf Al-Kafir (138.20) 
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@ibelieveindog
Thanks for the link
I just checked it out. Yes, LIBtards will have their heads exploding over that video. They do NOT want energy dependency or self reliance.
feed that gator libs in the hopes he eats your gay ass last
Posted Sep-20-2011 ByAiredale (2616.66) 
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The oil-rich Al-Saud family simply has more lawyer money than CTV.
Posted Sep-20-2011 ByYusuf Al-Kafir (138.20) 
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slowly, but surely, Canada has been pulling its head out of its ass over the last 20 years and re-engaged with the world. this ad is a sign of that. Great news.
Posted Sep-20-2011 Bykachin (176.44) kachin View Channel Send Message
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Remember - the vast majority of the 9-11 hijackers were Saudi.
Fuck Saudi Arabia.
Posted Sep-21-2011 ByZipperneck1321 (961.44) 
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Fucking despicable.
Posted Sep-20-2011 ByHam_Sandwich27 (651.80) 
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