Media Analysis

A Major News Story:

It seems as though the whole fiasco to do with Bev Oda has failed to matter much to Canadians. According to a recent poll, only 32% of respondents believe that the minister ought to resign. This must be a sore disappointment to the opposition because according to the Hansard they have asked 79 questions in two weeks concerning the affair. I honestly don't know why this situation has received so much attention in the media. Canadians clearly don't care too much about it and there are for more interesting things going on in the world. But if I had to venture a guess, I'd say it probably has to do with the fact that because the opposition is hoping to make this issue stick so close to a possible election.

An under-reported story,

The Cato Institute has published pocket-sized copies of the US constitution in Arabic. Cato, an American Libertarian think-tank, has published this with a view to "encourage people everywhere to better understand and appreciate the principles of government that are set forth in America's founding documents." I am quite interested in Cato's work and I find it highly suspicious that such a book was not available before all of the turmoil in the Middle East. Perhaps this is their way of spreading liberty abroad? Nothing better to do that than education!