It's time to outFOX them

Rear Admiral Ian Mack, former Canadian defence attaché in DC, suggests here that Canadians need to do a better job engaging FOX:

Rear-Admiral Mack also says it is time Canadian politicians learnt how to engage Fox News to counter the hostile attitude the network has towards Canada's policies. The network, which started operating in 1996 to 17 million cable subscribers, quickly overtook rival networks like CNN and became America's most watched news channel. It is believed that Fox News has 85 million subscribers in the U.S as of Jan. 2005. Critics claim it has a conservative bias. Two years ago the network applied for a license to operate in Canada, but was denied by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). Rear-Admiral Mack says Fox is the main source of news for U.S. policymakers, and Canadian politicians should not ignore it.

I agree. Instead of sneering at it, laughing at it, or lampooning it (this means you, Rick Mercer), Canadians should recognize that FOX is arguably the biggest player on the US media scene. It's time to get with it if we want our message to be heard south of the border. And please accept my apologies for the lame title of this post.