I think it would be interesting if Walrus looked a little more in-depth at the whole issue of "satire-as-entertainment" and if satire still has any real role to play when it is just another of the many options available for viewing on a Tuesday night. This not only applies to Rick Mercer but also to John Stewart and The Colbert Report and others...what is the role of satire in a postmodern consumer culture where any of these guys can be pulled from the air at a moment's notice over any real or perceived slight to larger corporate interests (who control their air-time)?
The Walrus HOOPP Pension Debate
Be It Resolved That Canadians Are Incapable
of Saving for Their Retirement Needs Alone
12 pm, Wednesday, May 30 at
Hart House Debate Room, Toronto
The Walrus Glenbow Debate
Calgary’s Cowboy Culture:
Living Legacy or Just History?
6:30 pm, Thursday, June 7 at
Epcor Centre: Max Bell Theatre, Calgary
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