Canadian journalism

We have no equivalent of the British tabloids, for example, or of Fox news, or of the mean-spirited bombast of Rush Limbaugh and the other bullies of the radio airwaves of the U. S. JAMES TRAVERS: We stack up well when compared to print and electronic offerings in comparable markets. [...] Historically, the American press has been the most fearless, the most challenging, the most effective in the world. [...] CANADIAN JOURNALISM 7 The shorthand in Canadian political journalism for changing minds is “lying,” Politicians who don’t play at the extremes are called “fuzzy” or “vague” or “unfocussed.” MICHAEL ENRIGHT: For the most part I think we lack the breadth, depth, range and insight of the best of the American and British outlets. [...] The Canadian public deserves journalists who will individually ferret out stories, journalists who have been given the time, and resources and the confidence to break away from the scene and introduce something new to the discussion – something that will force the performers into a whole new play the next day. [...] The strike began as a result of Irving Oil Ltd.'s efforts to mimic the flexibility and restructuring of labour seen in the southern U. S. and elsewhere as part of the changing face of global commerce.