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	CanWest Media Founder Izzy Asper Dies
		Asper retired form his post as executive chairman with CanWest in January, 2003, to devote his time to philanthropic pursuits, which including the establishment in Winnipeg of the Canadian Human Rights Museum.
		Asper was the son of Ukrainian migrants fleeing anti-Jewish pogroms.
		Asper, a self-made man, began his empire with the purchase of the television station, CKND, which he and others had acquired in 1975 for $500,000.
	www.rense.com /general42/izzy.htm (418 words)

	Izzy Asper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Israel Asper was born in Minnedosa, Manitoba, the son of musicians who had emigrated from Ukraine.
		Asper attended the University of Manitoba where he became an active brother of Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity.
		Asper was noted for his fierce loyalty to Manitoba, refusing enticements to move east to Toronto.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Izzy_Asper (539 words)

	Asper, Izzy
		Izzy Asper is chairman and chief executive officer of CanWest Global Communications Corporation, a western-based Canadian programming service which supplies an informal "network" of independent stations with originally-produced and syndicated international content.
		From 1970 to 1975, he was leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party and from 1972 to 1975 sat in opposition as a member of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly.
		Asper's broadcasting career has been characterized by two major tendencies.
	www.museum.tv /archives/etv/A/htmlA/asperizzy/asperizzy.htm (640 words)

	Oct 11, 2003 - We'll miss Izzy Asper's charm, honesty and opinions by Edward Greenspon
		Asper was the subject of a number of articles, and the source, I think it can safely be disclosed, for quite a few as well.
		Asper was part of a group that rescued the station from collapse shortly after it went on the air on Jan. 6, 1974.
		Asper recounted his life story, with particular attention to all the people who had screwed him or tried to screw him along the way.
	www.friends.ca /News/Friends_News/archives/articles10110301.asp (1044 words)

	CBC News Indepth: Israel Asper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Israel Asper, known to most Canadians as Izzy Asper, the founder of one of the country's media empires, died in Winnipeg on October 7, 2003.
		Israel Asper was born in 1932 in Minnedosa, Man. He received a BA from the University of Manitoba in 1953 and then went on to law school there, earning his LLB in 1957.
		Asper retired from active management of the company in January 2003, handing the reins to his son Leonard, while remaining chairman of the board.
	www.cbc.ca /news/background/asper (812 words)

	Ottawa Business Journal - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Asper was the founder and chairman of CanWest.
		Asper was admitted to St. Boniface Hospital Winnipeg at approximately 9.30 a.m.
		Asper was a staunch Liberal supporter and at one time served as leader of the Manitoba Liberal party.
	www.ottawabusinessjournal.com /278823663556361.php (334 words)

	Chronically Canadian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Asper, the favorite son of Minnedosa, a small town outside Winnipeg, became Canada’s reigning media king earlier this month by buying, for $3.5 billion, much of the Canadian assets of another media empire controlled by the formidable Conrad Black (no relation).
		Asper’s CanWest Global Communications Corp., which already owns one of Canada’s two private English TV networks, now owns the daily papers in most of Canada’s major cities, including the venerable Winnipeg Free Press in his adopted home town.
		Asper, while he poses less of a threat to those concerned about the public agenda being controlled by a media mogul with staunch pro-business views, is not without his critics.
	www.pressrepublican.com /Archive/2000/08_2000/08112000pb.htm (916 words)

	Zionism and Zionists
		Izzy's easygoing familiarity and contacts with the people of Minnedosa led him to believe that a life in both Canadian business and politics was possible; it also led him to feel that his Jewishness was no hindrance to that life.
		Nor was Izzy Asper perturbed by the idea that if he became Manitoba Liberal leader, he and Spivak would be two Jewish leaders running and splitting the Jewish vote, driving many gentile votes to Ed Schreyer.
		Izzy Asper is a charter member of the River Heights Mafia in Winnipeg.
	www.zionism.8k.com /ep80.html (1074 words)

	Radio Islam: Zionist Concentration in Canadian Media - article on the Jew Israel Asper´s CanWest Media Empire
		Asper, a staunch supporter of the Liberal Party of Prime Minister Jean Chretien, (he was formerly the Manitoba Liberal Leader fired the publisher of the Ottawa Citizen for publishing an editorial encouraging Chretien to resign.
		Izzy Asper -and his CanWest media empire (which, accidentally, shapes the minds of Canadians) is a hardcore Zionist/pro-Israeli.
		Israel (Izzy) Asper, patriarch of the family and principal of CanWest Global, is one of Israel's strongest supporters in Canada.
	www.abbc.net /islam/english/jewishp/canada/canwestasper.htm (2956 words)

	Winnipeg native makes it big in media world
		Izzy's first jobs were to take tickets and clean the gum from the bottom of the seats at the theater when he was sixteen years old.
		In 1970, Asper was elected head of the Liberal Party of Manitoba and served in that capacity for five years.
		Asper has a love for jazz despite his father's view that it was vulgar and didn't allow it in the house when he was young.
	www.snn-rdr.ca /old/oct99/oct99/asper.htm (881 words)

	Blog of Death: Izzy Asper
		Israel Harold Asper, the multimillionaire founder of Canada's largest media empire, died on Oct. 7.
		As executive chairman of CanWest Global Communications, Asper expanded its broadcasting interests internationally by acquiring TV networks in New Zealand, Australia and Ireland.
		A leader in the Manitoba Liberal party from 1970 to 1975, Asper also wrote the bestselling book, "The Benson Iceberg," and published a syndicated column in The Globe and Mail.
	www.blogofdeath.com /archives/000404.html (227 words)

	Canadian Jewish News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Israel “Izzy” Asper, one of the most outspoken and influential figures in the fields of business, media and philanthropy, died last week after collapsing at his Winnipeg home.
		Buchwald recalls that Asper was always interested in philanthropy, even devising tax structures to permit clients to give during their lifetimes and even at death.
		Asper was a true “renaissance person” who would rightly be remembered for excelling in all of his numerous fields of interest, he said.
	www.cjnews.com /viewarticle.asp?id=1772 (1272 words)

	Minnedosa Online - Israel Harold 'Izzy' Asper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Asper often faced criticism for the emphasis on profits at his companies.
		In May 2003, the Asper family shook up the editorial and financial management of the National Post, while also saying the company had a three-year commitment to the paper, which has lost money since it was founded by Black.
		Asper was also known for his outspoken views on many political and social issues, especially his support of Israel.
	minnedosaonline.ca /izzyasper.html (748 words)

	Izzy Asper Dead at 71 (Bow. James Bow.) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Izzy Asper died yesterday at the age of 71.
		The CBC, never far from the sights of Izzy's ire, reported the news respectfully, noting the man's philanthropic endeavours and his many accomplishments.
		Asper's control over Canadian media, his stifling of editorial dissent and his alarming cozying up with the prime minister, Mr.
	www.bowjamesbow.ca /2003/10/08/izzy_asper_dead.shtml (1023 words)

	CanWest Global Communications Corp., David Asper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Asper goes on to state that "the attacks on the PM seriously violate any notion of civil rights regarding the role and the burden of the accuser." This hits the nail on the head and illustrates the type of Clintonian democracy that is practiced by Chretien.
		Asper then goes on to suggest that those who dare to criticize Chretien, who bills himself as just an ordinary MP, should themselves be subject to criminal charges.
		Asper notes "In Canadian law there is a crime known as public mischief which exists to deter and punish people from making false accusations of criminal conduct." In his column, Asper conveniently fails to define the offence.
	www.canadafreepress.com /2001/0006a3.htm (747 words)

	CanWest pulls plug on Izzy Asper's Cool FM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Asper, a Gershwin fan who died eight months after Cool FM was launched in February, 2003, often shrugged off naysayers who said the station would struggle to make money with a jazz format.
		Asper created in Winnipeg, which would require an appeal to the federal broadcast regulator.
		Asper launched Cool FM, the station was an anomaly.
	www.langfieldentertainment.com /05-10-06-JAZZ.htm (521 words)

	The Martlet: news
		However, Asper’s much-criticized heavy hand in editorial content and strict business agenda were, for the most part, left out.
		Editorials written in the central Winnipeg office, often echoing Asper’s staunch support of Israel and the federal Liberal government, were printed in all of the company’s 14 major daily papers.
		McCune suspects the Asper sons who now hold control of the empire will push it in the same direction as their father.
	www.martlet.ca /old/archives/031016/news2.html (796 words)

	[Deathwatch] Israel "Izzy" Asper,founder of Canada's largest newspaper publisher, 71
		The statement did not give the cause of death, though Asper was known to be a heavy smoker.
		But the origin of the company's success was Canada's Global television network, which Asper started from a single Winnipeg station in the 1970s and built into the country's second major private broadcaster.
		Asper, who led the Manitoba Liberal party in the early 1970s, was accused of editorial interference and outright censorship on a variety of issues, including the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
	slick.org /deathwatch/mailarchive/msg01142.html (627 words)

	Israel Asper - 1932-2003 \| canada.com
		Israel H. Asper's sudden passing Tuesday triggered a flood of tributes from corporate, cultural and political leaders who described him as a quintessential Canadian, a man whose success in the business world was surpassed only by his dedication to charitable works.
		Izzy Asper was a breath of fresh air in the very stuffy world of Canadian business.
		To everyone and anyone, he was just plain Izzy, a boy from the Prairies, where people are bred to be modest, self-reliant and neighbourly.
	www.canada.com /national/features/asper (533 words)

	Funeral for Asper to be held Thursday
		Asper died in hospital in Winnipeg on Tuesday.
		Asper was known as a philanthropist, giving millions of dollars to universities and hospitals.
		Anticipating Asper's retirement, CanWest had arranged for what the family Tuesday called "an orderly transition of management" with the appointment in 1999 of Leonard Asper as president and chief executive officer.
	www.cbc.ca /news/story/2003/10/07/asper_dead031007.html (1256 words)

	UWO Gazette - Volume 95, Issue 51
		In an interview with the Ivey Business Journal, Izzy Asper, executive chairman of Canwest Global Communications Corp. – which owns the Post – announced a 12-month plan to "stop the bleeding" at his beleaguered paper.
		According to published reports, Asper was disgruntled with the "incorrect" phrasing of his words.
		Asper has made it clear to [the staff] that we are fully committed to the Post.
	www.gazette.uwo.ca /2001/November/30/News1.htm (350 words)

	Playback - Articles - CanWest Global's 20th Anniversary: Brinton: Izzy's secret generator
		When I suggest Izzy is unique because of "heart" I am not referring to the one that required medical intervention some 15 years ago (As a sidelight, I recall visiting him in St. Boniface Hospital on that occasion, when he gave his family and all of us quite a scare.
		Of course, Izzy, not worried, had in a few days become an expert on all aspects of open-heart surgery; swore he came out of it with a stronger constitution than ever, and later gave dozens of prospective heart patients comfort and guidance by carefully explaining the processÉcomplete with scars!)
		Even though Izzy has now sworn to stay retired, I think all who know him are pleased to know his heart is still strong and that emotional dynamo is healthier than ever.
	www.playbackmag.com /articles/magazine/19971020/19584.html (508 words)

	CanWest Global founder Izzy Asper passes away -- CHANNEL CANADA
		Asper was admitted to St. Boniface Hospital Winnipeg at approximately 9.30 am this morning and he passed away shortly after in the presence of his immediate family, wife Babs Asper, sons David and Leonard and daughter Gail.
		Asper retired from his position of Executive Chairman of CanWest in January 2003, to devote more of his time to his many philanthropic pursuits, including in particular the establishment in Winnipeg of the Canadian Human Rights Museum.
		Asper's retirement, the CanWest initiated an orderly transition of management with the appointment in 1999 of Leonard Asper as President and Chief Executive Officer.
	www.channelcanada.com /Article374.html (241 words)

	Vive le Canada: Izzy Asper, Barbara Frum, Warren Davis and the Robot Right
		The mogul d’Izzy Asper contributed generously to the lowering of news presentation standards in Canada and to the subtle and unsubtle gagging of journalistic freedom.
		When Frum is remembered, (as with d’Izzy Asper), she calls forth, still, eulogies, encomia, praise, and adulation from people in the communications trades.
		As with d’Izzy Asper, they tell “chuckle” anecdotes about her; they say what a professional she was.
	www.vivelecanada.ca /article.php/20031015220022959/print (1905 words)

	Canadian journalists forced to dance to Izzy Asper’s tune
		Izzy Asper, the head of CanWest Global, made the decision to have one editorial per week, written in the company’s Winnipeg headquarters, appear in fourteen national daily newspapers.
		Asper is also a well-known Liberal, and the fear is that the editorials will support Liberal policies.
		If Asper’s goal is to monopolize the Canadian press, he is well on his way.
	www.carleton.ca /ctown/archiv/97to04/mar2902/insite2.htm (559 words)

	University of Manitoba: Biographies - Israel Asper - Bill Norrie
		The recent death of Izzy Asper brings back a variety of memories to those who knew and admired him.
		Izzy always had a great talent as a showman and earned a great reputation as co-host of the annual Varsity Varieties - an irreverent, lampooning stage show - which often drew the wrath of University administrators.
		For this, the students of the Asper School of Business will be ever grateful and remember a truly extraordinary man, Israel Asper.
	www.umanitoba.ca /about/biographies/asper/norrie.shtml (452 words)

	Canadian media baron 'Izzy' Asper dies - Business - smh.com.au
		CanWest Global Communications Inc founder and Canadian media baron Israel "Izzy" Asper, whose company owns a 15 per cent stake in Australia's 10 Network, has died aged 71, the businessman's family said in a statement.
		Asper died today shortly after being admitted to a Winnipeg hospital in the central province of Manitoba, his native home.
		Asper had stepped down as CanWest's executive chairman in January.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/10/08/1065292620453.html?from=storyrhs (264 words)

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