G20 Story Stays Alive

[bcholmes]

It has been said that in war, truth is the first casualty. Yet in the wake of the Toronto G20 summit, it is clear that truth is an unwelcome intruder within the realm of politics as well. Call it my inherent cynicism about politics or maybe put it down to my observation and experience, but the discussion and media coverage surrounding the G20 summit has been ignorant at best, or deliberately misleading at worst.

The facts are clear when the political spin is replaced by reasoned evaluation. The truth is that Dalton McGuinty arbitrarily suspended and abrogated our most sacred civil liberties — our freedoms and privacy — without discussion, debate or public awareness. The premier then justified this abuse of power by asserting that we needed law and order instead.

— "Opinion: G20 crackdown reeks of tyranny", Toronto Star

The article is written by a Progressive Conservative MPP, who almost certainly has a horse in Dalton McGuinty's PR race, but I can't really disagree with it at a broad stroke level.