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March 2010

I've just edited the article in several places. I probably made some mistakes, so please feel free to improve my work. Here's a few points for discussion:

I improved some of the refs to use {{cite news}} etc. There are a lot more left to fix. CWC 15:34, 29 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Re the Coulter-at-UOttawa kerfuffle:

Now that we cite Kady O'Malley's blog post, we probably should drop the Associated Press news item. CWC 15:34, 29 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I said the speech "was canceled at the last minute, apparently by its organizers, ...". AFAICT, it was Levant and other organizers who canceled it, based on what the police and Coulter's bodyguards told them; I think Kady O'Malley makes that fairly clear. So maybe we should drop the word "apparently". Comments? CWC 15:34, 29 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I wish the article did not use so many sources to newspaper items with no URLs. CWC 15:34, 29 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

While searching for one of those link-less newspaper sources, I found an item by Jonathan Kay on Ezra Levant and the demise of the Western Standard which is probably worth adding to the article. CWC 15:34, 29 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Is the Fast Forward Weekly a Reliable Source? CWC 15:34, 29 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Culture Warrior?

Until recently, the "Recent activities" section of the article said that:

Levant is currently one of the main figures of the Canadian culture war, and writes frequently on the subject, while also appearing on CBC to discuss the topic.

User 99.232.22.101 (talk · contribs) deleted it with no explanation (which is perfectly OK, since it was that account's first edit). I mention it here in case anyone thinks we should say something about Mr Levant and the Canadian culture war. Any comments? Cheers, CWC 17:11, 11 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wow this guy got screwed left and right by everyone. Glad he's still fighting.24.42.89.106 (talk) 19:10, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Zionist

why nothing about his support of Israel and zionist views? I guess the Israel lovers scrubbed any info of that —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.56.96.179 (talk) 23:53, 18 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Relationship to Stephen Harper

Regarding claims of "original research" and "POV" w.r.t. the links between Harper and Levant, see this [1]

It clearly refers to Levant's projects as "Tory-linked" and provides the analysis that is referred to as "original". Modify the language if required, but bald reverts with false claims that this research is "original" or "POV" are clearly biased. There are sufficient research links in this article to justify all of the claims made.

"Ethical landmines"

The Brian Topp mockery of Levant's position is clearly documented by the Globe and Mail as originating with a Sun media source. Topp is a major NDP figure and may be the Leader of the Opposition in Canada soon, so his position is notable. [2]

"Ethical oil" abroad

The fact that the "ethical oil" terminology/propaganda has been ignored or refuted outside Canada is also extremely significant and notable. Removing the link to The Globe article referencing the Guardian is unwarranted. [3]

I've read this article. It states that several British media sources do not agree with the term "ethical oil." Using this to reach the conclusion that ""the "ethical oil" terminology/propaganda has been ignored or refuted outside Canada" (in particular, your use of the term propaganda) is ridiculous.(Hyperionsteel (talk) 03:50, 7 January 2012 (UTC))[reply]

Relationship to Harper (removed statements)

Removed the following statements for now, pending some neutral sources that explore the link between Harper and Levant.

"This reflects the close personal link between Harper and Levant, probably dating back to Levant's standing down in Calgary."

"Harper uses Levant's front groups for astroturfing support for extremely controversial private sector projects such as Keystone XL and Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines, while publicly denying that he or the "Harper government" takes any position on these projects, which is clearly false."

One link on this relationship is already included [4] but evidently pro-Harper pro-Levant commentators are determined to keep that link out. Suggests a clear pro-Harper bias.