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July 2005
As if we needed any further evidence of media bias, witness the difference in treatment in the coverage of the “stress leaves” taken by MP Gurmant Grewal and former MP Svend Robinson. Robinson took his leave after being caught pilfering a $50,000 diamond ring. He made the ludicrous claim his “stress” was caused by a serious injury suffered seven years earlier, yet no media outlet ever questioned how he managed to survive those intervening years in Parliament, despite that “stress.” Instead, he was sympathetically portrayed as a victim. Gurmant Grewal, who has undoubtedly faced stress recently, has found no sympathy. Rather, from radio hosts and columnists across the country, he has faced calls to resign. The difference in treatment couldn’t possibly be because of partisan leanings ... could it? |
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