Canada has two self-proclaimed English-language "national newspapers". One is the National Post, founded by Conrad Black, formerly Lord Black of Cross Harbour. The Daily Tubby -- as the paper is still called in his honour -- is markedly conservative, in emulation of Britain's Daily Torygraph [Telegraph, surely. Ed.] which Mr. Black also owned at one time.
The doyen of Canada's lamestream media, however, is the good grey Globe and Mail, often referred to in Walt's World. Its predecessor, the Globe, was founded in 1844 by Scottish immigrant George Brown, one of the Fathers of Confederation. Brown was a small-l liberal, and began the paper as an organ for his Reform Party. In the 19th century it spoke for progressive thinkers, choosing for its motto: "The subject who is truly loyal to the Chief Magistrate will neither advise nor submit to arbitrary measures." The quotation is carried on the Globe's editorial page to this day.
In the 20th century, the Globe somehow lost its modern, progressive bearings, and became the champion of conservatism -- politically, economically and culturally -- the voice of the establishment.
Yet the Globe couldn't hold back the tide of liberalism that rolled over Canada -- or at least Toronto -- in the hippy-dippy 60s. Historian David Hayes says its editorials in this period "took a benign view of hippies and homosexuals; championed most aspects of the welfare state; opposed, after some deliberation, the Vietnam War; and supported legalizing marijuana." It was a 1967 Globe and Mail editorial that coined the phrase "The State has no place in the bedrooms of the nation," in defence of legalization of homosexuality. The line was later picked up by Pierre Trudeau and became one of the future Prime Minister's most-quoted slogans.
To this day, the Groan and Wail is the undisputed champion of the chattering classes and the Volvo liberals -- the rich Rosedale socialites who delight in helping the poor and downtrodden of every country except Canada, and -- in Canada -- every bullied, "disadvantaged" and "at risk" minority they can touch with a bargepole.
[That's quite enough introduction. Get on with it! Ed.]
OK... all of this is to say that Walt was not surprised when the Mop and Flail (thank you, Richard J. Needham) somehow couldn't find enough space last week to devote even one column inch to the Canadian government's proposed Faster Removal of Foreign Criminals Act. Walt told you about it on June 20th, but from 444 Front Street West came nary a word.
One reason for the profound silence could be that the Globe, to its credit, has a lively and only lightly moderated comments section following most articles -- except those that its politically correct editorial board deems unfit for the common people to discuss, such as black crime or bogus refugees. It could be that the editors didn't want to run the FRFCA story at all because they knew they'd get about 1000 comments approving the legislation for every one advocating more hugging of hoodies.
Walt is pleased to say that the Globe's editors have at last weighed in on the subject. After considerable thought -- and sticking its collective finger out the window to see which way the wind was blowing -- the G&M has pronounced itself in favour of the new law. "Kenney is right to speed up deportations", today's editorial says!
I wanted to reprint the entire editorial, but Ed. tells me we're out of space. Click here to read it. And note the concluding sentence: The tiny share of immigrants and refugees who lack citizenship and are convicted of serious crimes on Canadian soil forfeit their right to be here.
Couldn't agree more. But what if not just Canada, but the USA, UK, France, Germany etc. took such measures? Where would all the gangstas, drug dealers, pimps and honour killers go? Back to the third world -- that's where!
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