The Canadian “Human Rights” Commission has finally deigned to issue a decision in the complaint against Catholic Insight and its editor, Father Alphonse de Valk, for publishing Catholic moral teaching.  Mirabile dictu, there will be no…

The Supreme Court of Canada today issued an important ruling in a libel lawsuit that appears to have direct implications for the conduct of "human rights" commissions in this country.  On behalf of a unanimous court, Justice Ian Binnie w…

Now, my personal sentiment is that The Toronto Star is an assault on the environment – all that paper and so very little relevant content makes it an assault on our forests. Nonetheless, I completely support The Toronto Star’s right to publish topical investigative pieces now and then.

Of course, this being Canada, publishing topical investigative journalism is fraught with pitfalls and risks.

I suggest that , given its recent (last 15 years) history, The Toronto Star sincerely regrets its lapse into relevance and is merely implementing a damage containment strategy.

After things settle down, The Toronto Star will lapse back “normal” and recommit itself to complete irrelevance. Trust me. The “Liberal voice” must continue to drone on and on and on…

In this, The Toronto Star is the mainstream media’s answer to the CBC.