Don't Poke The Bear

Elections BC says that 'partisan' blogs are advertising and bloggers must be registered.

For those of you scoring at home, this page was already registered with Elections BC, as a resident of British Columbia, a Canadian Citizen, and subject to that little known document known as The Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

David Schreck and a horde of BC bloggers are making this similar point: blogging isn't advertising. People have the right to their opinions, whether or not they're spilled over a $4.00 latte or in a 10 point arial font over a little bandwidth.

Meanwhile, The Province (a division of perennial right-wing cheerleaders, CanWest Global) can run a full page editorial urging votes for the Liberals. The Globe and Mail (a division of 2010 Olympic synchophants Bell Globemedia) can commission an unethical push poll to swing a little momentum towards Gordon Campbell. It's the micro-media outlets which make up the local blogosphere get The Man breathing down our collective necks.

This move furthers the debate as to what constitutes "partisan". If you've visited here before, you know that this isn't journalism, it's sportswriting: you know which team I'm rooting for, but you also know I'm going to let you know where I think the team is coming up a little short (like spending the last weekend of the campaign in the Okanagan and up North rather than in the Lower Mainland).

If Elections BC wants to come after this page for its perspective, I say, bring it, beeyatch: Right after you come up with the money to investigate how the Liberals are getting theirs from municipalities and charities.