Jay Currie

The press may have freedom in Western democracies, but with freedom comes responsibility. It is the responsibility of newspapers and other publications to balance the need of the public to know and be informed with the responsibility to prevent people from gratuitously insulting people of a certain faith. The press must always walk a line between being open and being tasteful.
the brandon sun

The editorialists at the Brandon Sun have summed up precisely what is wrong with Canadian media. “Being tasteful” trumps the public’s need to know and be informed.

OK. Got it.

Update: this just in from the PMO:

“Free speech is a right that all Canadians enjoy; Canadians also have the right to voice their opinion on the free speech of others. I regret the publication of this material in several media outlets. While we understand this issue is divisive, our government wishes that people be respectful of the beliefs of others. I commend the Canadian Muslim community for voicing its opinion peacefully, respectfully and democratically.”
pmo, press release, feb 14th, 2006 via email

Assuming that this says anything, and I am not entirely sure that it does, it seems to “regret publication”....Why? Since when is it the role of the Prime Minister to regret the publication of anything. Can we look forward to more “regrets”. What is the PMO critieria for publication regret.

Does the term “pander” have any meaning left to the CPC?? I mean other than a surefire way of winning less than a majority.