From Saturday's Globe and Mail:

CanWest Global Communications Inc. [CGS-T] chief executive officer Leonard Asper, faced with a plunge in the value of the media company his father founded, is exploring a range of options that include taking the company private as the stock hovers at a 16-year low, sources said.

While researching the post below, I came across an older post of mine: CBC wants its lockout bloggers to use a digital eraser.

Here's an excerpt from that Oct. 5, 2005 missive:

According to a post by TorStar's Zerby, the memorandum of understanding between the Canadian Media Guild and the CBC includes purging any "negative references and material related to the work stoppage from web sites, podcasts, blogging etc. consistent with the CBCand CMG accepted journalistic standards."

Lockout? What lockout?

Tod Maffin, the guy behind CBC Unplugged, doesn't sound like he wants to be a team player about this in his post I will NOT erase history:

Click on the link to Maffin's stirring post and tell me what happens. :)

Addendum

Here is a link to a post allegedly replicating the text of what Maffin wrote back then. Somebody was on this notion back in January.

For the record, I count myself as neutral towards Tod Maffin. I've never met the guy and bear him no personal ill will. I just found it amusing that after such an unambiguous and defiant headline, his blog and posting would disappear.

For those who do personally dislike Mr. Maffin, if you are moved to comment, please do so with a real name. I've approved two anonymous comments, but that's as far as I'll go. Cheap-shotting people from the shadows is not cool.

I was wondering if Ouimet was around to comment on this stunning revelation (that actually surfaced on Thursday), but then I found out The Tea Makers blog has been resurrected by a "THE" fake Ouimet.