Rose's Cantina

So it comes down to this. Marci Ien is the new co-host of Canada AM. At first, I thought they were kidding. But no. The dumb news reader is going to be interviewing Canada's newsmakers every morning. Well, at least she can pronounce their names. Obviously, the brain trust couldn't find a living, breathing male in this country -- not even another fabulous one -- to get up with the paper boy to give us our news. They've already used up their bullpen. Rod Black. Dan Matheson. Keith Morrison. Being CTV, they wanted somebody already on contract with a no-inflation clause in their contract. No wonder they didn't do a big reveal. They were revealing that they were recycling. Once again. They just didn't want to spend the money. Nobody wants to get up that early. Nobody wants to compete with Good Morning America . Or Breakfast Television on CITY-TV. It's a puzzle. Seamus announced he was leaving two weeks ago and I guess they all went ...

As if the CTV National News wasn't fabulous enough, there is word this morning that Seamus O'Regan will be joining the program starting Monday. Apparently, he will be doing a regular segment spotlighting other fabulous people. Like Ben Mulroney. Okay, Craig Oliver isn't replacing him, but he should be. Ginger needs a new gig to take him into his 90s, and a stint on AM would supplement the Old Age Pension quite nicely. I mean nobody ever leaves CTV, right? Uncle Lloyd is still doing standup at W5, never quite answering the first W. Why? Rod Black checked out of the AM Soundstage a few years ago, only to be resurrected at CTV covering the lycra and lace figure skating circuit, surrendering his God given good looks and talent for a gig comparing cod pieces to pantyhose. Seems to me that the last one who got out alive from CTV was Norm Perry. Unless you count all those CTV rejects in the Senate. And poor Craig, well, he's too friggin' old for t...