Thursday, June 02, 2005

That good old CanWest balance

A brief summary of the Leader-Post's current story on SSM:

Vic Toews complains that the Conservatives can't stop C-38 from passing.
A pressure group spokeswoman criticizes Toews, saying that there is a "game plan" to bog the legislation down with amendments.
Anonymous Conservative sources suggest that passage of C-38 could help the party.
Pat O'Brien criticizes both Toews for agreeing to limit committee hearings, and Paul Martin for moving to limit the hearings in the first place.
Toews criticizes O'Brien for failing to work with with the Conservatives to slow down passage.
Another pressure group spokeswoman says it is "offensive" for the government to state its intention to pass the bill before the end of committee hearings.
Finally, yet another pressure-group spokesman warns of "dire consequences" if the bill passes quickly.

My only concern is that they didn't give quite enough space to SSM opponents. Wasn't Bill Whatcott available for comment?

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