Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watrose.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watrose!gwhawkins From: gwhawkins@watrose.UUCP (gwhawkins) Newsgroups: can.general Subject: Re: Broadcasting Political Discussions Message-ID: <7430@watrose.UUCP> Date: Tue, 9-Apr-85 11:47:01 EST Article-I.D.: watrose.7430 Posted: Tue Apr 9 11:47:01 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 10-Apr-85 04:03:42 EST References: <909@ubc-vision.CDN> <389@mnetor.UUCP> Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 14 > How many of you people out there would like to see a TV channel > devoted to political discussion, (and perhaps other programming), > between nations. This to be broadcast to as many countries as possible, > especially the super powers. (Yes, I know, "dream on fella!") but > in principle is it or isn't it a good idea? > Cheers, Fred Williams, (utcs!mnetor!motv29!fred) In principle it is a good idea. In Canada we could make a start by adding another station to the cable network. Rogers (and possibly other cable nets) broadcasts house of commons proceedings (not that anyone ever watches :-) ). They could take that idea, extend it and broadcast proceedings from the UN. larry fast (Universty of Waterloo) broadcasting from exile