Idiocy: Government, opposition and media

What a scoop. The drive-home CBC radio newscasts in Nova Scotia yesterday led with a story on the Conservative government's announcement of an expanded pharmacare program. The story went something like this: the NDP says that according to government briefing notes, the program is being paid for by raiding daycare money. The premier responds that he doesn't want to ruin a good news story by worrying about where the money is coming from -- that's not what's important to the children of this province (the ones receiving pharmacare, presumably, as opposed to the ones needing daycare).

Finally, the story ends with the revelation that the government briefing notes were incorrect to begin with. In other words, no story here. Well, that's a bit embarrassing. I figured the story would last one newscast. But no. This morning the CBC radio news is still leading with it! And it gets good play on the website. (You know, for more information, visit our website -- which carries the same word-for-word reports as the radio.)

(The oh by-the-way story tacked on at the end of the newscast is that Iran is going to ignore the latest Security Council deadline.)