Oh, Lordy! Power play at the Globe and Mail more significant than election.
June 11, 2014
It seems the Globe Editorial Board endorsed Wynne, but the presses were stopped for 2 1/2 hours at the owner’s bidding until they had changed the endorsement to Hudak.
Read the leaked memo below.
Update 15 June, 2014:
I may have misspoken when I suggested that the turmoil at the Globe was more significant than the election. I expected a Liberal minority with nothing changed. Wynne’s majority is an entirely different kettle of fish, and very significant one.
Here’s Michael Valpy’s response to the Globe decision. It is definitely worth reading:
http://j-source.ca/article/it-any-surprise-globe-backed-ontario%E2%80%99s-progressive-conservatives-recent-election
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