The election is on; and life is hectic for yours truely who is busy supporting the Libertarian Party of Canada. I did find time to notice this in today's National Post and send them a quick letter.
While there are many election issues, like the run away spending of the Conservatives and the desire of the Liberals to one up them in spending with the Green Shift and the out of control HRCs and cops with itchy taser fingers a simple visual juxtaposition of news of both the fact and spin variety on your front page seemed to sum it up neatly for me. Side by side were the headlines "Harper invests in low-risk strategy" and CANADA: 97th Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan". Spin will largely be what wins and loses elections both here and the U.S., but please keep on publishing the very real risks of the real world side by side with that shadow reality that is politics through this election season.
While there are many election issues, like the run away spending of the Conservatives and the desire of the Liberals to one up them in spending with the Green Shift and the out of control HRCs and cops with itchy taser fingers a simple visual juxtaposition of news of both the fact and spin variety on your front page seemed to sum it up neatly for me. Side by side were the headlines "Harper invests in low-risk strategy" and CANADA: 97th Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan". Spin will largely be what wins and loses elections both here and the U.S., but please keep on publishing the very real risks of the real world side by side with that shadow reality that is politics through this election season.
Note the changes in text to the published version above, subtle but telling.
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