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  • Copps is a Dem and was one of the two commissioners who organized the national tour to engage the public when Michael Powell tried to ram through media deregulation a few years ago.

    Think Progress » FCC Commissioner Michael Copps 2006

  • And anyone who believes that Copps is a Dem probably also believes that Glenn Reynolds is a Libertarian.

    He’s no Howard « BuzzMachine 2005

  • As one of my readers points out, it's ironic that Sheila Copps is preaching appeasement of terrorists while campaigning for "Pierre Trudeau's vision of Canada," when Trudeau himself responded to Canada's worst terror crisis by imposing martial law.

    Daimnation!: How Trudeau fought terror, and why Cultural Protectionism doesn't work 2003

  • Miss Copps is married to Richard Marrero and they have one daughter, whose birth credited our speaker with yet another first, being the first member of Parliament to have a baby while in office.

    The Role of Opposition 1988

  • Michael Copps is a staunch defender of the public’s rights.

    Think Progress » FCC Commissioner Michael Copps 2006

  • November 18, 2005 at 1: 43 pm show me how Copps is a democrat in anything but name. he’s as much a dem as your boy Glenn is a libertarian.

    FCC hell « BuzzMachine 2005

  • Stern had plenty of problems with the FCC before the last election and before the Bush Administration — he just didn’t whine about it incessantly during the Clinton years. tony’s implicit premise of political persecution also overlooks that the most anti-indecency FCCommissioner, Copps, is a Dem.

    He’s no Howard « BuzzMachine 2005

  • In fact, according to government documents obtained under an Access to Information request, at the time Canada considered signing the treaties, then-Canadian Heritage Minister Sheila Copps was advised that international convention is such that signing in no way binds Canada to ratify the treaties.

    Canadian copyright reform 2005

  • Mr. Copps said he couldn't comment "on a report that hasn't been released but it's fair to say I'd have written a significantly different report."

    FCC Backs Away From Aiding Media Amy Schatz 2011

  • "My expectation has been that when we were finally turning the Commission's attention to media we'd have a program and a plan to address the news and information needs of the country and a specific plan for those areas where the FCC can be active," said Democratic FCC Commissioner Michael Copps, a vocal critic of media consolidation over the years.

    FCC Backs Away From Aiding Media Amy Schatz 2011

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