Talk:Mike Duffy

message: On the morning of the vote for the 2004 federal election, he reported on an alleged arrangement whereby former New Democratic Party leader Ed Broadbent would resign his Ottawa Centre seat to force a by-election should the current NDP leader Jack Layton fail to be elected in his Toronto riding.
It's hard to grasp the meaning of this. Was it true? Is it notable? 206.191.33.99 17:14, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Is it true that Duffy said it? Yes. Is it true that such an arrangement actually existed? Nobody knows but Broadbent and Layton; they've both denied it. Is a possible attempt by a journalist to influence the election result in Ottawa Centre by reporting an unconfirmed rumour that "if you vote for this guy he might resign tomorrow" notable? You tell me. Bearcat 19:09, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: The meaning of this paragraph

message: Could there be a worse picture of Duffy? Surely someone could find a picture that actually looks like him. I'm taking this one off. Spoonkymonkey (talk) 14:08, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Duffy picture

message: User GoodDay deleted the Trudeau funeral incident as "vandalism", saying the incident "never happened". The explanation of the original edit provides the URL of a Globe and Mail story of 2 October 2000 that relates the incident precisely as described and adds a lengthy quotation from the senior VP of CTV News saying that both he and Duffy had felt compelled to apologise for the incident. The original edit should have used the proper attribution style, but in the absence of a countervailing claim, the reason for deletion remains highly questionable.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.106.68.124 (talk) 03:49, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Duffy at Trudeau funeral 

message: I have removed unsourced allegations because they appear to violate biography of living persons policy. Spoonkymonkey (talk) 17:37, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I can't speak for the editor who removed that info, but the source was hardly legitimate per WP:SPS, and the information that was removed appears to be unecessary per WP:UNDUE: we strive for balance as much as possible, but WP:BLP trumps just about everything. freshacconci talktalk 04:42, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

text: See the "CBSC Ethics decision" section below, you may wish to comment there. Franamax (talk) 18:41, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: "Journalism Ethics Controversy

message: Duffy's career has been a long and distinguished one. During that time he has become one of PEI's favorite sons. Yet, the Wiki article on him paints him as a terrible person. The fact that his show is the highest rated political show in Canada stands as evidence of his integrity and character. 
I see someone here calling for page protection. I would have to agree with that assessment. All day there has been a flurry of attacks on this page against Mr. Duffy and these attacks are baseless, ideological, and unfortunate. Duffy has long been considered one of the most fair and unbiased journalists in Canada. Given that most journalists are biased against the Conservatives (ex: the countless public complaints levied against the CBC for anti-Conservative bias, etc...), Duffy is known as one of a select few that give the Conservatives a fair shake. That has earned him high esteem in Conservative circles for being fair in an otherwise unfair group. Some are taking advantage of his appointment to the Senate of Canada as justification to belittle his entire career. This is a man who has worked for decades in journalism, broke countless stories, fought hard for journalistic freedoms (Re: Ralph Goodale threatens Mike Duffy to toe the Liberal Party's line), and is considered somewhat of a hero in his native Province of Prince Edward Island. It's blatantly unfair and ridiculous that a wiki article on him would only be 200 words long and 40% of that dedicated to pathetic attacks on the man. 
This article should include more on his charitable works, more references to his impact in Canadian journalism, highlight his infamous interview with Liberal MP Ralph Goodale in which the latter threatened Duffy during a commercial break, and if the left-wingers so childishly feel that one simple interview with Elizabeth May (in which May lambasted Ottawa's best host out of inexperience and rudeness), why does the article not also include the heartwrenching interview around the same time period with MP Steven Fletcher in which Duffy breaks down into tears? In both instances he became red in the face and lost his words, yet only the negative story is highlighted by these ideological left wingers. 
If an editor does not watch this page to remove neo-liberal points of view and attacks, it will remain patently false and bring wikipedia further into disrepute. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.138.46.253 (talk • contribs) 
:Take it easy. This page is being edited poorly by new editors from both sides of the issue. Wikipedia strives to be  neutral and one key guideline deals with biographies of living persons. Also, this talk page should be used for comments that help improve the article, not partisan bickering. freshacconci talktalk 03:33, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: This article is under constant attack by angry liberals

message: The article says he became a senator Dec. 22. That is incorrect. He is not yet sworn in and does not assume office 'til then. For now he is a designate.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.186.148.124 (talk) 23:49, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Not a senator yet

message: It's pretty hideous. It really doesn't look like him. I've taken it down and will try to find a better one. Of course, if it's all we can get, well, we're stuck with it. I will ask his office. Spoonkymonkey (talk) 23:14, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Saw the edit summary and just had to have a look. That was pretty funny. I'm no fan of his, but yeah, we can do better than that. freshacconci talktalk 02:16, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Current picture

message: I've had a try at writing this up in an acceptable way. Ethics are certainly at the core of a journalism career so we can't just ignore this episode. At the same time it should not be given undue weight. Using a section heading, especially one claiming "Controversy", tends to add undue weight - unless it was a career-ending controversy. Especially for BLPs I believe the preferred method is to simply work "negative" info into the flow of text, which is what I've tried to do. I also trimmed some of the detail from previous versions so as to give just the essential facts. The CBSC decision is available for those interested in reading all the gory details. Hope this works out a little better. Franamax (talk) 18:40, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  CBSC Ethics decision 

message: I have written the article Canadian Senate expenses scandal. Much of the information may be duplicated; editors might wish to review the two articles and condense coverage here, possibly moving information to the other article.Ienpw III (talk) 04:14, 28 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Canadian Senate expenses scandal main article 

message: As I could find no "pro and con list" in the section, I removed the warning. 66.225.168.181 (talk) 04:14, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  "pro and con list" warning removal 

message: I could find no obvious partisan points of view in early december 2013, so i deleted the NPOV announcement in "political career" 66.225.168.181 (talk) 04:23, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  "political career" npov 

message: Frank magazine used to refer to Duffy exclusively as "The Puffster" does anyone know who first coined this nickname?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.233.13.0 (talk) 06:17, 4 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Puffster Nickname 

message: Content and edit wars on wikipedia or similar articles may be recorded as evidence in the court trial: Duffy paid journalist to combat ‘trolls’ online, trial told. Canuckle (talk) 16:10, 18 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article content may be evidence in court 

message: I have asked Duffy's office for a recent photo to put in this page. They have sent me one, and I would like help posting it.Routerrooter (talk)  —Preceding undated comment added 15:15, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: The page isn't protected, so you're welcome to add it yourself. Just add the filename (without the File: prefix) into the infobox after . If you want more help, change the  back into a , stop by the Teahouse, Wikipedia's live help channel, or the help desk to ask someone for assistance. Primefac (talk) 17:41, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Photo

message: Just wondering if it came out in his exoneration why a bald guy was getting $900.00  haircuts https://globalnews.ca/news/1924106/mike-duffy-trial-starts-today/  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Farfisa2000 (talk • contribs) 13:59, 8 June 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  So How did The Bald guy justify many $900 Haircuts?