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Latest comment posted at 11:35 PM EDT 09/05/08

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  1. James P from Spruce Grove, Canada writes: Congrats
  2. Strongarmlouis Rules from Canada writes: Over the internet I look at 5 or 6 other newspapers, but I enjoy looking at the g and m with the largest interest. Very diversified with a reasonable touch of GTA privilege. Having the paper in hand really though, makes it shine. Keep up the good work.
  3. Matt Stiles from Vancouver, Canada writes: Well, if you set the bar low enough, anyone can jump over it.
  4. George Duncan from Canada writes: The hard copy and the internet site of the Globe & Mail are outstanding and clearly the BEST!
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    diane marie from calgary, Canada writes: Congratulations to the Globe and Mail, which I have been reading for longer than I'd care to admit on these fora ;-). The area that I feel is the Globe's weakest is national political reportage. There are some very good columnists - they are the main reason I subscribe - but the in-depth/explanatory coverage of the big national issues has been wanting. Off the top, I can think of several: carbon tax, GHG, federal/provincial divisions of power and responsibility, water resources,... What coverage readers do receive is somewhat tabloid-like (what's hot, what's not...)
  6. D. B. from Greater Sask., Canada writes: Canada's only national newspaper. Congratulations. John Doyle is always great with his television column. And thanks for keeping the cryptic crossword puzzle going these many years. How about an online chat with Fraser Simpson some day about cryptic puzzles?
  7. Vancouver-Kingsway Antics-Shy Voter from Canada writes: Clearly, the peers of the G&M have spoken. You're still the best!
  8. emilio D from Vancouver, Canada writes: Yes!!!!
  9. Seeking Alpha from Bay Street, Canada writes: I want to express my gratitude especially to Stephanie Nolen for her excellent reporting on African issues as always. Keep up the good work. I truly enjoy reading her columns and blogs, yet I am often dismayed by the sub-Saharan atrocities Stephanie uncovers.

    At the same time, I hope GAM would put more resources and correspondents in international reporting, rather than just to receive news feeds from other news agencies. Until then, my favourite international newspaper continues to be the New York Times.
  10. Political Irony is Hilarious from Canada writes: Free The West from Free the West, BC, Canada writes: And this year's winner of the most biased, Liberal friendly, editorial-masquerading-as-journalism-laced newspaper is .........

    - Or perhaps they won so many awards because they were not the 'most biased, Conservative friendly, editorial-masquerading-as-journalism-laced newspaper'?

    With the contempt you evidently hold for, according to you, the G&M's 'biased, Conservative friendly, editorial-masquerading-as-journalism-laced' reporting, why would you bother reading it, let alone post on the online forums?

    On another note, congratulations G&M. Well deserved IMO.
  11. D. B. from Greater Sask., Canada writes: Well, the Globe could have published a CP story today on the Bernier affair. That CP story reads in part: 'As long as eight years ago, then-RCMP commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli shocked MPs by publicly stating that organized crime was targeting Parliament and other national institutions.' Head-in-the-sanditis. We all suffer from it, from the individual up to the corporation level. It will be our undoing. When I first discovered Counterpunch, I was naive enough to think, wow, here is a treasure trove that will give me the whole truth, truth about corruption in the highest places and so on. How naive of me. There are too many pieces to the puzzle. Most of us don't care too much about how we fit into that puzzle. Where does a person who wants to have an open mind and who wants to see things as they are begin? Not with oneself. That is not the starting point. We need to reflect on what is the best about human beings, us, and how we can participate in that as individuals. An absolutist point of view? Hardly. Beethoven's fifth piano concerto is mistakenly called the 'Emperor Concerto.' A sublime and unbelievably uplifting work that caused some French military man at a concert hall in occupied Vienna to cry out 'C'est l'Empereur.' Beethoven liked Napoleon at first but ended up despising him. I like artists more than I do politicians or military men. Artists tell us what is best about us.
  12. Robin Hannah from Canada writes: Way to go, Globe & Mail. My family and I have been reading you all our lives (many decades) and I can't imagine life in Canada without you. I particularly appreciate, these days, the columns of Lawrence Martin and Jeffrey Simpson. If I can use the jargon - I find them consistently intelligent, eloquently impassioned, and calmly fair. Oh, and sometimes angry. Would that our current politicians were so. Even just a bit. Wente seems to continue to want to be 'an American contrarian in Canada', for contrary's sake, but I guess she generates a lot of guff, good for outraged letters - both pro and con. Fair enough. I just wish she were a finer writer, and/or a deeper journalist. She's a light-weight, and in my opinion doesn't deserve the large space you give her. And hire more copy editors - stop these recently rising typos on almost every page, in almost every article. What's up with that? Otherwise, as I said - WAY TO GO GLOBE & MAIL!!!!!!!! Oh, but how about finding a Canadian Saturday crossword puzzle-maker? With themes and codes and all. So we Canadians every Saturday don't have to puzzle over clues such as 'Tahlequah, OK school' (with all respect to Tahlequah), or who came before Wilson. Surely there's a hard-arsed Canadian puzzler up to the task? Just a thought.
  13. Gordon Murray from Canada writes: I've been pushing comments for a while now at G&M.

    Nice to see that overall awards haven't gone down, even if those categories I've frequented haven't risen.

    Keep up the good work! [over there, you're probably cross subsidizing my noise and maybe some day I prove correlation right through 'monetization']
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    Michael Tripper from Mtl Vt Ott Tor Vancouver, Canada writes: congrats all around though I note the serious news stuff still eludes the Globe - still good on ya

    And I recall Linda Guylai from the past - good on her for the nomination

    Frosty says that's alright, baby, that's alright.
  15. B Lam from Canada writes: G&M should have had won the most misleading headlines award too.
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    diane marie from calgary, Canada writes: D. B. and Robin Hannah:-- Now I know why you are such wordsmiths: crossword puzzles. Hmmm. I'd better take up the hobby. Sudoku puzzles are my current habit/addiction. The Globe's are rarely a challenge. I prefer the Post's (though not enough to wish to contribute to the Post's coffers ;-)).
  17. Michael Sharp from Victoria., Canada writes:

    I'd poo poo this but the fact remains.

    I spend an inordinate amount of time of Globe threads.

    Who am I to kid?
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    Al Suba from Canada writes: Now if we could only get somebody to write a news article for the sake of accurately reporting of the facts pertaining to the incident while omitting their own ideological spin. I am interested in what happened, I am not interested in what the reporter thinks.
  19. How stupid can you be to beleive Liberal promises and plans from Canada writes: Congrats great business reporting as usual , and lost puppy dog story stuff...so glad to see the hacks that invent and manufacture the political reporting which is mostly garbage and partisan liberal bias were ignored and shut out from any recognition.

    Up next an indepth story substantiated by unnamed, anonymous sources on how Stephen Harper and the Conservatives conspired to keep the G&M from winning any awards for political reporting!
  20. Alan Breck from St. Catharines, Canada writes: Doesn't say much as there's not much competition!
  21. Mikey Dee from Canada writes: Congrats to all those who won awards...it's why I read the G&M on-line and in hard copy most of all. Well done mates!!
  22. Steve Just Steve, That's All from Canada writes: Bert Russell Paradox, BC from Canada writes:
    Michael Sharp: to be or not to be enlightened ... or entertained by the cut and thrust??

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    For me, most emphatically the latter.
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    R. Carriere from Maritimes, Canada writes:

    diane marie from calgary, Canada writes: Congratulations to the Globe and Mail, which I have been reading for longer than I'd care to admit on these fora ;-). The area that I feel is the Globe's weakest is national political reportage. There are some very good columnists - they are the main reason I subscribe - but the in-depth/explanatory coverage of the big national issues has been wanting. Off the top, I can think of several: carbon tax, GHG, federal/provincial divisions of power and responsibility, water resources,... What coverage readers do receive is somewhat tabloid-like (what's hot, what's not...)

    Agreed Diane, but the writers appear to take their lead from the political actors.........there is also weakness in explaining situations and going in depth. EX: The immigration bill. The 'sources' and writing what only the opposition thinks ( opposition = of course opose) should be only part of the equation. There appears to be some laziness in presenting a balanced approach to most issues. It's fine if the opposition 'blasts' (one of the G&M favourite headline words) by why not present what the 'blaster' would do? What would the 'blaster' fix-change...?
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  24. lary waldman from Qualicum Beach, Canada writes:

    If it were not for the fact that there are no other news gathering agencies in Canada this might seem as some kind of honour. But you see, Can West Global is the only gather-err of news in this country, except for the few independent newspapers that have neither the resources to compete, nor the huge inter idiom workforce to provide data and stories. I guess one could say that Canwest got what it wanted, now what are they going to do with it, would be my biggest concern. Support who, and for what reasons?

    Lary Waldman
  25. Voice of Reason from Ottawa, Canada writes: The only problem with the Globe is that it is too Toronto centric.
  26. Jesse Winger from Calgary Southwest, Canada writes: I read a very recent column by the vaunted Peter Worthington in the Sun where he says he reads the Globe and Mail ALL THE TIME. Why? He wouldn't say. Hahaha!

    Let me fill him: the G&M is intelligent, wide-ranging and not beholding to any elected politician - something neither the Canwest chain (Conrad Blacks old prized possession) or Quebecor/Sun publications (Mulroneys' in there) can claim.

    Extra congratulations to the Globe and Mail and its fine journalists and designers!
  27. Tim Bryson from Claresholm, AB., Canada writes: The right wingnuts in the crowd think that the Sun newspaper chain represents balanced journalism, hence their hatred for the GM. The fact anybody would dare try to hold Dear Leader to account offends them to no end. How they forget that prior to 2006, they focused on the Liberals. Could it be that the job of the press is to hold the government's feet to the fire, irrespective of which party is in power?

    Great job, GM.
  28. Jesse Winger from Calgary Southwest, Canada writes: I forgot to mention: the Calgary Herald (a former Black beauty, now owned by Canwest) regularly lifts stories from the Globe and Mail but does not credit them. Instead of crediting the G&M thewriter will usually state something like '... a Toronto newspaper says that...' - they too won't admit that they READ AND NEED the Globe!! I find that hilarious.

    It's happened several times in the past few months. They haven't published even one of my letters to the Herald editor pointing out their ethical deficiency.

    Keep on keeping on G&M! Canwest needs you.
  29. Mark H from Canada writes: take it easy globe, you're faaaaaar from perfect. work on your misleading headlines.
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    L.B. MURRAY from !! from Canada writes: -
    There should be awards for people who take the time and energy to post comments and links on the fora.

    In Alphabetical order, I would nominate diane marie and R. Carriere.
    There are a few others whose monikers I can't remember and obviously, several others whose comments should never, ever appear on our Globe and Mail.

    Thank you Globe and Mail and what I enjoy most, is reading my Globe on the internet instead of having to go through the printed edition which I did for more years than I can remember.

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  31. John Silverman from Canada writes: Congrats a well deserved.
  32. Jesse Winger from Calgary Southwest, Canada writes: L.B. MURRAY from !! from Canada writes: 'Thank you Globe and Mail and what I enjoy most, is reading my Globe on the internet instead of having to go through the printed edition which I did for more years than I can remember.'

    Good point, L.B., but I like the actual paper delivered to my hands so I can enjoy it over a Kicking Horse in the warm morning light of my living room. There is a lot more good stuff in the paper that you don't get over the i'net.

    You don't, of course, get the awesome G&M forum [why won't people just be reasonable and agree with me all the time, anyway?!] which is more fun than a barrel of monkeys.
  33. M M from Calgary, Canada writes: That's great. The paper usually provides diverse coverage - but a bit heavy on the anti-Conservative agenda compared to every other newspaper. They seem to consistently throw any dirt they can find onto the front page. This trend we have noticed for more than 10 years, regardless of the ruling party. And when there was lots of dirt on the libs, it was downplayed.
  34. Joe Gopher from Canada writes: 7000 people attend a Pro Life rally in Ottawa and the globe misses it?
    The Human rights Commissions are making a complete mockery of our justice system and the globe completely misses the story?
    Who voted for these awards?
    The Liberal Party of Toronto?
  35. Huey Lewis Has The News from Canada writes:
    M M from Calgary, Canada writes: That's great. The paper usually provides diverse coverage - but a bit heavy on the anti-Conservative agenda compared to every other newspaper. They seem to consistently throw any dirt they can find onto the front page. This trend we have noticed for more than 10 years, regardless of the ruling party. And when there was lots of dirt on the libs, it was downplayed.
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    Ya got that right. Every section good except the love for the leaky Liberals.Look at the categories they dont win.No win in politics and investigations and only Margaret columnist because she has common sense.Too much Liberal loving and kissing and the voters know that.Ya gotta be blind but its good comedy to read the mush and frustration of some Libbie lover writers.
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    diane marie from calgary, Canada writes: Jesse Winger:-- You have just given me the kick I needed to try Kicking Horse ;-). I keep trotting past it to buy the brand that 'bucks.
  37. Jim Goodwin from Canada writes: Headlines in all newspapers are a tad misleading, that is what catches the reader's attention on the newsstand. It has been this way forever. I have read the Globe and Mail since I was a carrier boy back in the 60,s (I will admit it). Although it has always been a conservative newspaper, and I am what some of you like to call a leftie, I have always found the reporting to be fair and balanced. Those who are now complaining when the paper holds the feet of the present government to the fire, were the cheerleaders when it was doing the same to the previous government. It is like refereeing a hockey game if both coaches are mad at you, then you are probably doing a good job. That often seems to be the case here. Those who are calling this a Liberal rag, should look back in history and see which party has been endorsed in every election in anyone's memory. Despite the editorial stance, it has always been balanced in its reportage. Congradulations on your awards, and keep up the good work.
  38. P Martin from St. John's, Canada writes: I read the article but I did not see any awards for most biased, more inaccurate or most inflammatory. Not surprising since you rarely see much fair and unbiased 'reporting' from the GaM.
  39. Jesse Winger from Calgary Southwest, Canada writes: Free The West from Free the West, BC, Canada: Which paper is more fair and balanced in your view? You seem to loathe the Globe but obviously you read it daily.

    Just wondering.
  40. Jesse Winger from Calgary Southwest, Canada writes: Diane: Good morning to you. Yes, it's a stronger cup of joe than some like but it suits me fine!
  41. Carly MacKay from United States writes: Congratualtions G&M! Perhaps you could give some of our papers down here some advice!
  42. runner danchuk from Saskatoon, Canada writes: Congrats - I appreciate the opportunity of reading the G&M from the Internet.

    Toronto Star has a headline: RCMP probing Bernier and Chamas! I hope the G&M can get Canadians a bit more information about this story.

    Bernier and Chamas at a Montreal Fundraiser in January photo op.
    Chamas is facing 29 corruption charges and tax evasion charges. Tax evasion just under a million bucks.

    This is serious and no laughing matter, and Harper should not be telling Canadians that it is 'None of our business'.

    What's up with Harper's new words: 'None of your business' and 'Anti-Semantic'.

    What does Anti-Semantic' mean? can't find it in the dictionary.
    Thanks

    Thanks G&M and congrats
  43. Free The West from Free the West, BC, Canada writes: ''The West from Free the West, BC, Canada: Which paper is more fair and balanced in your view? You seem to loathe the Globe but obviously you read it daily.

    Just wondering.''

    Hello Jesse Winger,
    Yes I read the online version fairly often. To me this paper, and the CBC, have become the enemy to the Canada I loved as I grew up. They present a new-wave, Trudeau-esque socialism that I think has ruined a once great country. Which would be fine if they weren't trying to masquerade this agenda under a mask of journalism. Too many in Toronto think they are actually reading the news.
  44. runner danchuk from Saskatoon, Canada writes: Holy, Free the West is sure talking stupid. Whoever this person is, doesn't seem to have any 'common sense'.

    Don't like it, don't read it. Simpleton, you're an idiot. Go read RCMP probing CHAMAS and BERNIER in the Toronto Star. You'll love the read.

    Congrats to the G&M and thanks.
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    R. Carriere from Maritimes, Canada writes:

    runner danchuk from Saskatoon, Canada writes: .......Toronto Star has a headline: RCMP probing Bernier and Chamas! I hope the G&M can get Canadians a bit more information about this story.

    So now the Liberals sleaze hunters are going picture hunting. Well runner danchuk, if you want to talk about photo ops and pictures, you conveniently forgot to include this line in your post quoted from the Toronto Star:

    'Hrab also pointed out that Chamas company WEBSITE features an undated PHOTO of himself with former prime minister JEAN CHRETIEN.

    So that stated, and by your logic, then JEAN CHRETIEN should also be investigated. But we already know about TEFLON JEAN..........

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  46. Kitty Burgers from Hamilton, Canada writes: That's right, Globe ... go ahead and celebrate yourself ... everyone else does nowadays too, so what the hell, enjoy the moment. Celebrate mediocrity in 2008, right along with the CBC, who, we're always reminded is 'Canada's most trusted news source'. The Globe is 'OK', but noting to write home about. Geesh.
  47. Jesse Winger from Calgary Southwest, Canada writes: Free The West from Free the West:

    So which news source in Canada is more fair and balanced in your critical opinion? Rutherford?


    Please tell us - we're itching to know.
  48. Andrea Timmons from Kingston Ontario, Canada writes: Congratulations to all staff at Globe & Mail. Does this mean you'll all be getting raises? Have a great day. You've earned it.
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    L.B. MURRAY from !! from Canada writes: -
    runner danchuk and others who keep bashing the Globe and Mail 24-7-365, let me remind you that YOU are taking far too much space on our Globe and Mail.

    Don't like it?? Don't read it and stick to your right-wing newspapers; plenty of choice and even more choice in the United States. All written in English. You could also read a multitude of tabloids online from the UK... they're supposed to be the best.... LOL

    And please don't come back and tell me what to read; first of all, I PAY for my subscription to the Globe and Mail. Second, I read a variety of newspapers and magazines online, mostly from the US, Switzerland, Germany, France, the UK, to get a different point of view.

    Rapid reading helps a lot! Whenever I find about 400 comments on one subject, I do a quick Google. Here I just ask for ''same page'' and for example ''diane marie'' or ''R. Carriere'' or ''R. Miller'' among others ...

    Again, congratulations to the Globe and Mail and to all the respectful posters on the fora.

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  50. Jesse Winger from Calgary Southwest, Canada writes: Liberals steal from hardworking....:

    You remind me a lot of the bad side of Harper: mean, petty, very unstatesmanlike... little wonder we distrust the guy.

    But obviously you enjoy the Globe!
  51. anonymous contributor from Canada writes: l.b. murray from!! saved me some typing as i concur with his sentiments on his post re kudos to globe & mail, canada's best newspaper.
    i refuse to use a credit card and the globe refuses to accept any other payment method otherwise i'd be a subscriber.

    washington post and new york times allows access to the whole works as do most other news outlets. c'est la vie.
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    L.B. MURRAY from !! from Canada writes: -
    ''Liberals steal'' and the other moniker ''Liberals Steal'' are obviously coming from two different people... These conversations are mostly semi-moderated but when reading the Editor's Note... I wonder how it is possible for people to use such long monikers, and how it is possible to get pass the ''semi-moderation''....________________Furthermore, let me add that allowing this phrase ''Liberals steal from hardworking'' is a blatant, unsubstantiated allegation since it's a minority of Liberals who might have been stealing... I haven't seen any moniker with any parallel to the Liberals... What about ''Conservatives lied to hardworking people''.... I haven't seen any such moniker yet ....

    So that's my rant for today and as some of you rudely reminded me: ''L.B. Murray has no communications skills, L.B. Murray is not a debater, L.B. Murray is a 250-year old Loyalist-Royalist....'' LOL

    I know, I know, but at least I'm good at Statistics, Budgets and especially rapid reading and ''carefully reading the fine print at the bottom of any document''... Very useful...

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  53. The Bubble from Canada writes: I'm surprised there isn't an award for technological innovation to discourage printing anything.
    The Globe has always been the paper for different points of view and better writing. I delivered it for a year in 1973. It always had the smallest circulation in our small town but was regarded always as a very respectable newspaper. I think some people buy newspapers by the thickness. I remember when they went national. Even Conrad Black couldn't break it. Now, I can't remember ever having so much fun making right wingers angry on this website, it has evolved.
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    The Work Farce from Canada writes: Congratulations Globe & Mail! Congratulations to all the nominees. Bravo to all the winners. I congratulate your courage. I congratulate your intelligence. I congratulate your journalistic skills. A special conradulations and conragulations to the National (Whipping) Post. But I see that the newspaper authorities are giving no award for best humour columnist - and for that I can flagellate them.
  55. Jeff H from Canada writes: nice propoganda, oh wait a minute.
  56. Rabid Senses from Good gawd, a latte-swilling Westerner, Canada writes:

    The rewards are deserved.

    Though I do agree with Diane Marie that we need more in-depth views of national issues. I mean, you need only look at the letters to the editor posted to the parchment, let alone the letters written in the comments online (!!!) to realize that NATIONAL ISSUES are what attract people and dialogue to the Globe.

    Having said that I'm thinking of moving from a 6-day-a-week parchment subscription to a Mon-Fri Globe insider subscription . . . but, alas, I will ALWAYS have my weekend Globe delivered a la parchment so that I can leaf through its pages over many-a-coffee, walks on the seawall, and brunch.

    That's one of my few green moves this month!

    A sincere congratulations again!
  57. The Skipper from Canada writes: Who really cares G&M !
    I watched the Wizard of Oz and Tin Man, The Lion, & The ScareCrow all got awards from Judy Garland !
  58. The Newfie Bullet from Fair AND Balanced!, Canada writes: The integrity of the Globe And Mail in a Canada that has been leaning further to the right in recent years is to be commended.Its like PBS verses Faux News In the USA..LOL!

    Congratulations to the Winners, and the G&M in general.

    You know you have an intelligent Newspaper when you can comment on stories in real time with little interdiction from the editors.Compare this to the other ' National ' Newspaper ---heh heh heh ---- which won't let you comment on their Web Site,no doubt in fear that their bias and agenda would be blown out of the water.

    So hats off the G&M and its democratic approach to journalism,a huge breath of fresh air from where I peak out at the world.

    My ONLY real complaint towards this puplication is that it does appear to have a decidedly anti-Newfoundland slant to much of its coverage of that Little Province In the Far East Of Canada.Maybe my old buddy Rex Murphy could help them out with this....in Rex's unique way.... requiring the editors have their dictionary and thesarus at the ready at all times...LOLOL!!
  59. Dan Green from Palm Beach Gardens FL, United States writes: The Globe and Mail is a world class newspaper. As for other Canadian newspapers, they need to be acquired.
  60. The NeoCynic from Cayman Islands writes: As The Economist recently pointed out, the international reputation of Candian journalism is abysmal. It is unfailingly provincial in scope, unimaginative, pedestrian, slavish in its imitation of all things American, and unerringly politically correct and obeisant. The G&M's 'coverage' of the Afghanistan War is a prime example. ALL of its pundits are pro-war. Almost never do we see critical fact-based analyses that counter the official line. Smith's reportage has rarely, if ever, risen above mere regurgitation of NATO press releases. Political cowardice is the hallmark of a successful, Canadian journalist.

    These awards are akin to the laughably ostentatious and self-referential Junos, and as one cannot help but smirk in disgust as the CBC and CTV proudly announce winning their 8.000th Juno award, so too here, the G&M proclaiming its win of its 8,304th National Newspaper Award, beating out the Toronto Star's 8,302nd, tells us more about the extreme concentration of corporate control of our media than the actual merits of our quasi-literate, gramatically challenged, creatively stunted, and intellectually barren sophomores some call journalists.
  61. Kathleen Degelder from Tacomawashington, Canada writes: How many times do they do this? Three months ago the G&M stated it had won awards.
  62. Frank Wu from calgary, Canada writes: My hearty congratulation to Toronto G & M for garnishing the well deserved statue!

    The glorified GLOBALIZATION is the progenitor of a free roamging,
    politically well connected behemonth: THE CLASS OF SPECULATORS. One of their act since year 2000 is to blatantly, ferociously sound out trial balloon of high commodity prices and Canadian dollar as a mean to brain wash and pre-condition the public to accept their desire as an inevitability. They'd articulate outrageous rationale or follow up a posteri with bombardment of 'justifications'. My suggestions to G & M on your reportage on business matters are:
    1. Lessen or totally avoid reporting of PRICE FLUCTUATION, PREDICTION AND JUSTIFICATION of oil, transportation fuels (e.g. gasoline), gold, base metals and now, agri-products;
    2. Highline the ORINATATING SOURCE(S) & their stake-holdings and keep track of their statements with regard to price & variation; and
    3. Provide un-yielding critique at strategic stages!

    I'm looking forwrad to your continuing stupendous success.

    F. H. Wu
  63. Huey Lewis Has The News from Canada writes:
    The Newfie Bullet from Fair AND Balanced!, Canada writes: The integrity of the Globe And Mail in a Canada that has been leaning further to the right in recent years is to be commended.Its like PBS verses Faux News In the USA..LOL!
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    Leaning further to the right??? HAHAHAHAHAHA thats the funniest comment I ever read. Lawrence Martin a Righty? HAHAHAHAHAHAH. Simpson a righty? HAHAA. Galloway married to top liberal turned right? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA Taber right? Laghi from the right? HAHAHAHA....Need more? Kyoto good, carbon tax good, Alberta bad, Harper bad bad bad bad, Dion good good good HAHAHAHAH.Calgary bad, Toronto good.latte good, Tim's bad. Mulroney bad bad, ROCCO Cretien good good! HAHAHA
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    What you smokin there boy?
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  64. Gary Thomson from Surrey, BC, Canada writes: I bet the G and M didn't garner any of this year's awards writing about all the awards it won last year.
  65. none of your business from leningrad, Russian Federation writes: it says much about canada's standard of 'journalism'.
  66. Kathleen Degelder from Tacomawashington, Canada writes: The comment section to this news article will remain open, while others are closed for comment.
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    L.B. MURRAY from !! from Canada writes: You know you have an intelligent Newspaper when you can comment on stories in real time with little interdiction from the editors.Compare this to the other ' National ' Newspaper ---heh heh heh ---- which won't let you comment on their Web Site,no doubt in fear that their bias and agenda would be blown out of the water..... writes The Newfie Bullet...
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    Newfie Bullet, you're right... Try to write something appearing as ''leftie'' or ''hippie'' on the few right-wing US newspapers, and your comment will not appear.... never ... never...

    Whereas, here, on our Globe and Mail, on certain days, there is a large MAJORITY of extreme right wing people who comment non-stop, switching monikers, sharing monikers, while spewing their obnoxious comments coming straight from the ''Reform Commandments''.... Now... will someone try to tell me, or CONVINCE me, that the Globe and Mail is liberal or commie??? Please.... don't even try... especially since some of you with short attention-span have already forgotten that in the last election, the Globe and Mail was leaning very heavily in the direction of the CPC and PM Harper.... Don't forget... Je Me Souviens.... I Remember....

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    L.B. MURRAY from !! from Canada writes: Kathleen Degelder from Tacomawashington, Canada writes: The comment section to this news article will remain open, while others are closed for comment.
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    Kathleen, with all due respect, you should know by now that some articles attract the lowest, vilest and most obnoxious comments and our Globe and Mail closes the comment sections.

    Other cases are subject to some ''Court, Libel, whatever'' and no newspaper will ever allow comments.

    Sometimes there aren't enough comments to keep the conversation open. Now, Kathleen, would you for once be kind enough to at least be thankful that you're allowed to post your comments on our Globe and Mail, free of charge.

    Try to do it on some of your right-wing newspapers.... sorry.... Where can you comment, every day, every night, 7 days a week??

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    diane marie from calgary, Canada writes: L. B. Murray:-- Thanks for the kind words. OK, I'm going to confess how long I've been reading the Globe. Does anyone remember Richard Needham?

    Jesse Winger:-- In our house, java can't be too strong. We'll give it a try.
  70. The Bubble from Canada writes: Steve Needham was a friend of mine and Roman Greco wrestling champ of Ontario in the late seventies. We called him 'no neck needham'.
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    L.B. MURRAY from !! from Canada writes: Huey Lewis writes :: ..... Ya right Murray. What about all your screwball leftie wackheads posting here? Sty, Mcblurtson, Ham vendeta, alliance, weirdo wilkie, common nonsense.Wallpaper, bubblehead _____________________________________ Good afternoon Huey.... I can't recall seeing your ''moniker'' anywhere on our once respectable Globe and Mail. Huey, you come here in full attack mode, blasting me.... So sorry to disappoint you but I have the utmost respect for people like diane marie, R. Carriere and a couple of others and I'm always looking forward to their articulate, respectful, varied, wise comments. Until further notice, this is my right and my choice. Before you start throwing your backyard bully insults at me, please remember (guess not, you sound like a Reform School teenager).... Please remember that I am no idiot.... and no Lib and no Reform.... For your information, I know I have a picture of me taken years ago, full page 8x10 newspaper black and white picture with Bob Stanfield... if you have one ounce of intelligence, you'll remember or have read somewhere besides Widipeeeeedia that the Honourable Robert Stanfield was a Conservative... Now...As soon as I find said picture of myself with Mr Stanfield, I shall Email a copy to R. Carriere, hoping that the ''sexy-centrist'' hotmail address is still available.... Now, it's soon time for Happy Hour.... Carpe Diem! -
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    L.B. MURRAY from !! from Canada writes: Huey Lewis writes :: ..... Ya right Murray. What about all your screwball leftie wackheads posting here? Sty, Mcblurtson, Ham vendeta, alliance, weirdo wilkie, common nonsense.Wallpaper, bubblehead _____________________________________ Good afternoon Huey.... I can't recall seeing your ''moniker'' anywhere on our once respectable Globe and Mail. Huey, you come here in full attack mode, blasting me.... So sorry to disappoint you but I have the utmost respect for people like diane marie, R. Carriere and a couple of others and I'm always looking forward to their articulate, respectful, varied, wise comments. Until further notice, this is my right and my choice. Before you start throwing your backyard bully insults at me, please remember (guess not, you sound like a Reform School teenager).... Please remember that I am no idiot.... and no Lib and no Reform.... For your information, I know I have a picture of me taken years ago, full page 8x10 newspaper black and white picture with Bob Stanfield... if you have one ounce of intelligence, you'll remember or have read somewhere besides Widipeeeeedia that the Honourable Robert Stanfield was a Conservative... Now...As soon as I find said picture of myself with Mr Stanfield, I shall Email a copy to R. Carriere, hoping that the ''sexy-centrist'' hotmail address is still available.... Now, it's soon time for Happy Hour.... Carpe Diem! -
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    L.B. MURRAY from !! from Canada writes: -
    diane marie, Hi!
    Please keep posting your comments on the Globe and Mail! Thank you so very much for all your comments, the links you provide and I do wish I had your communication skills.

    I used to do crossword puzzles in French and German to improve my vocabulary.... From now on, I'll be doing crossword puzzles in English!! and perhaps after a couple of years my skills will improve.

    Thank you again diane marie.

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    L.B. MURRAY from !! from Canada writes: -
    diane marie, P.S. I do remember Needham.!!

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  75. Ricky for a Centrist Canada from Canada writes:
    Free the West - I see you never did answer the question put to you: what newspaper is 'balanced' in your view?

    Is it the one who subtly promotes the Cons?

    The one that suits your views the best - or the one that examines all sides?

    Perhaps you miss the Western Standard.

    Idiot.
  76. Kathleen Degelder from Tacomawashington, Canada writes: LB Murray: In response to your post. Does that mean that this newspaper is left wing?
  77. Ricky for a Centrist Canada from Canada writes:
    Huey Lewis: does your mommy know you're using the computer without permission?
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    L.B. MURRAY from !! from Canada writes: Kathleen Degelder from Tacomawashington, Canada writes: LB Murray: In response to your post. Does that mean that this newspaper is left wing?
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    Kathleen, so very sorry, but you would be much, much happier with your FoxNews. Once again, I do believe that the Globe and Mail is very ''balanced'' and let's not forget that the Globe and Mail was leaning very heavily towards PM Harper in 2006.

    Now, Kathleen, this is my last response to you and please be grateful... I might go into full-mode ''Cartesian-Volterian-Moliere mode and your head will spin'' or perhaps my very cold, very-boring-accountant-pennycounting-dollarfoolish mode- and your head will spin. LOL

    Cheers!

    -P.S. If you don't know what ''pennywise, dollarfoolish'' means... sorry, Kathleen... ask some friends of yours (if you have any) what the Scots mean by this....

    LOL

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    diane marie from calgary, Canada writes: Apparently, no one remembers Richard Needham. The Bubble confuses him with Steve - perhaps you have 'Steve' Harper on the brain, Bubble. Richard J. Needham passed away in 1996. He wrote for the Globe and coined the term, 'Mop and Pail'. One of his most amusing quotes is, 'Love is a fever which marriage puts to bed and cures.' Another, 'life is a horror movie starring the people one knows.' Those who are curious can Google 'Richard J. Needham' for more. When I was in high school, Mr. Needham held forth on Saturday mornings in an ugly cafeteria in the basement? of a hotel in Toronto (the King Edward? my memory is not serving). I attended Mr. Needham's 'salon' many times and sat listening, too shy to contribute, but thoroughly mesmerized by the discussions that would spring forth.
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    diane marie from calgary, Canada writes: Actually, Richard Needham was on the Globe's editorial board.
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    L.B. MURRAY from !! from Canada writes: -
    diane marie writes : One of his most amusing quotes is, 'Love is a fever which marriage puts to bed and cures.' referring to Richard Needham...

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    R. Carriere, Don Adams and diane marie.... This brings to mind the first time I read Don Adams post where he was complaining about his spouse and doing chores.... R. Carriere responded ''mine has me washing windows'' or something similar.... and I immediately thought about Richard Needham.... this was about two years ago... perhaps three... I don't remember... but the Needham comment ....
    washing windows... taking out the garbage.... LOL

    On another note, the best cartoon I've seen this year was in Le Devoir regarding MaxBernier... That one was priceless with some AfghanTaliban commenting about how ''useful the burqas'' in certain circumstances.... This was in either the Thursday or Friday online edition of Le Devoir ledevoir.com FREE subscription and the cartoons are under ''garnotte''....

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    L.B. MURRAY from !! from Canada writes: -
    http://www.ledevoir.com/2008/05/09/188952.html?fe=3856&fp=106785&fr=83471

    Michel Garneau's PRICELESS cartoon with the so-useful-burqas when dating .... in Friday's Le Devoir.... No doubt MaxBernier was sent a copy.... LOL

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  83. Joe Gopher from Canada writes: Ricky for a Centrist Canada from Canada writes:
    Free the West - I see you never did answer the question put to you: what newspaper is 'balanced' in your view?

    Is it the one who subtly promotes the Cons?

    The one that suits your views the best - or the one that examines all sides?

    Perhaps you miss the Western Standard.------------------------------------
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    I miss the Western Standard, they were conservative and did not claim to be anything but. Now you might disagree with whatever they published, but at least they were honest about it, in fact they advertised that they were a conservative magazine.
    The globe is shamelessly liberal yet won't admit it.
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    L.B. MURRAY from !! from Canada writes: -
    P.S. Le Devoir is the uberserious newspaper, which most people would find absolutely ''boring'' but so ''centrist'' .... and Le Devoir has the honesty to write ''selon Le Globe and Mail'' or '' Le Globe and Mail'' when it reports anything which originated from the Globe and Mail.... Some others just write ''a Toronto newspaper'' or ''according to a Toronto newspaper''...

    Most of you know what I mean...

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    diane marie from calgary, Canada writes: L. B.:-- Oh, the poor hen-pecked (or as the Victorians put it, 'petticoat-ruled') hubbies. I am surprised that such tough conservative men would allow themselves to be p*ssy-whipped ;-). Or admit to it.
  86. Brendan Caron from vancouver, Canada writes: I'm not even going to comment on the poster peeing contest. Lots of things need updating at the globe.
  87. Free The West from Free the West, BC, Canada writes: Well I'm back, and I see all the regular Leftie fringe posters worked up in a lather again. No surprise to see that Diane Marie went to high school in Ontario, that Calgary address never fit her rabid socialism.
    In answer to 'Ricky the Centrist' [meaning Toronto of course], I find even The Star to be at least an honest newspaper. I don't agree with their editorial slant but they do not lie in blaring headlines that do not match the story or present their political agenda as the news. In fact virtually every Canadian paper is ethically a mile better than this lying trashy beacon of sleazy Toronto media. The CBC masquerades socialist propaganda as news as well but not quite as blatantly as the despicable G&M.
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    diane marie from calgary, Canada writes: Joe Gopher:-- Joe, the Western Standard had to make sure that its readers understood what they were reading, whereas the Globe assumes that its readers possess the intelligence to be able to weigh and judge it for themselves. That may well be why the Standard failed to find a readership, considering that most people who have the wherewithal to purchase a newspaper have, one assumes, moved on from opinion pablum.
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    L.B. MURRAY from !! from Canada writes: -
    diane marie, R. Carriere's response was so nice that he immediately grabbed my attention and next thing I knew he was posting some of the most ''food for thought'' comments I had seen .... So... I started reading all his comments and am still a fan of R. Carriere and a fan of yours, diane marie.... Too bad I didn't save that ''mine has me washing windows'' comment...R, Carriere sounded like such a generous, thoughtful man whereas Don Adams was somewhat ''whiny''....Oh well...

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    diane marie from calgary, Canada writes: The Western Standard was, like meat loaf, comfort food for conservatives. Most people, whether they like to admit it or not, enjoy having their palette challenged by other tastes (views). How else would they be able to discern such foreign tastes as 'leftie fringe' or 'rabid socialist', not to mention identify their culture of origin (Ontario, Toronto...). The Western Standard is eating in; the Globe is dining out.
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    diane marie from calgary, Canada writes: L. B.:-- R. Carriere is a renaissance man ;-).
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    diane marie from calgary, Canada writes: Homonyms are my downfall! Palate, not palette. Yikes.
  93. Joe Gopher from Canada writes: diane marie from calgary, Canada writes: Joe Gopher:-- Joe, the Western Standard had to make sure that its readers understood what they were reading, whereas the Globe assumes that its readers possess the intelligence to be able to weigh and judge it for themselves. That may well be why the Standard failed to find a readership, considering that most people who have the wherewithal to purchase a newspaper have, one assumes, moved on from opinion pablum.-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    So would that explain why our 'national newspaper' missed 7000 people at a rally in Ottawa on abortion a couple of days ago?
    A pro life rally that is.
    Since any pro abortion rally of any size gets headlines attention, wouldn't that mean that they aren't really our national newspaper?
    Wouldn't it mean that they have a political position and they would be more honest if they would admit it?
    Wouldn't that mean that they are biased, but pretend to be centrist?
    But then how would you know the globe missed the 7000 people at the rally if you didn't see it in the globe?
    If they only report one side of the news and ignore the other side, isn't that opinion pablum?
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    L.B. MURRAY from !! from Canada writes: -
    diane marie writes : ''The Western Standard is eating in; the Globe is dining out. ''
    ______________________

    I might add, eating in, with potato chips and beer, and dining out in fine style, with fine wine served at the perfect temperature... my choice wine is Grenache Noir... or a fine wine from Argentina, about $8.75 a bottle and in a blind test, equal to the finest, most expensive ''chateaux''....

    Dining out with the Globe and Mail's editor, with the Globe and Mail's faithful readers who post on the Fora... (the respectful ones, only the respectful ones, whether right, left or center)...

    Some day...

    Carpe diem.

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    diane marie from calgary, Canada writes: Joe Gopher:-- No one is suggesting that one should obtain one's news and opinion from only one source, but if one must obtain most of one's news from a single source, some sources are better than others. May I suggest that you ask Mr. Greenspon why this rally was not covered if you feel that it should have been.
  96. Joe Gopher from Canada writes: The globe challenges your palate? That's rich.
    Where are they on the whole HRC thing?
    You haven't heard anything about the Human rights commissions because you only read the globe?
    Where were they on the Danish cartoons?
    They didn't publish them out of respect for religion?
    Why then do they publish stories about the Piss Christ and the Dung Madonna?
    Where were they on our Greatest Canadian?
    The Western Standard republished Tommy's Master's Thesis where he promotes the Eugenics theory, somehow the globe missed that.
    Where was the globe on the 7000 people at the prolife rally?
    Where is the globe on Mo Strong?
    Speaking of pablum......
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    L.B. MURRAY from !! from Canada writes: -
    Joe Gopher, would you kindly, Sir, go back to your Fox News and Bill O'Reilly. Or your whatever extreme right-wing, neocon, Reform-Alliance, whatever....

    Fascinating, watching Bill O'Reilly and his ''guests'' or listening to Rush Limbaugh...

    Sorry, Mr Gopher, but you seem to have a total dislike .... dislike towards the Globe and Mail....

    Good news, Mr Gopher, as far as I know, this is still a free country with democratically elected Members of Parliament and a wide choice of newspapers, tv stations and whatever media you like and approve of....

    Thank you and good night and good luck.

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  98. Joe Gopher from Canada writes: Where is the globe on the whole Human Rights Commission fiasco?
    Why don't they do a story on how the HRC suddenly decided to quit using paper transcripts of their proceeding on the one day that it would make them look bad?
    Why don't they do a story on how those transcripts, that they said did not exist, suddenly appeared but were not given to the defendant?
    Why are they so afraid of this story?
    Are our fundamental rights to a fair trial and due process and right to free speech pablum?
    What idiocy to claim that the globe is a serious newspaper when they ignore one of the biggest and most important stories of the year.

    Compared to the abuses of the Human rights Commissions 99% of the globe's content is pablum.

    Go to www.ezralevant.com to see what our 'national newspaper' is missing in their pursuit of pablum for the liberal masses.
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    diane marie from calgary, Canada writes: Joe Gopher:-- Instead of fixating on Tommy Douglas (for partisan reasons), you might like to educate yourself on the history of eugenics in Canada, the locus of which was the Alberta Eugenics Board. There's a good entry on Wikipedia about the latter. Nellie McClung, believe it or not, was a eugenics supporter, as were many notables of the period. The Alberta Board was finally dismantled and the Sexual Sterilization Act repealed by the Lougheed government in 1972. As most know, the idea of eugenics was finally discredited when the Nazis took it up.
  100. Derek Lambert from Edmonton, Canada writes: C'mon B Lam, The Sun easily wins most misleading headline award. Funny. I didn't notice them winning many other awards.
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    diane marie from calgary, Canada writes: Joe Gopher:-- Apparently you missed Rex Murphy's column about the HRCs. Here, in the Globe.
  102. Joe Gopher from Canada writes: L.B. MURRAY from !! from Canada writes: -
    Joe Gopher, would you kindly, Sir, go back to your Fox News and Bill O'Reilly. Or your whatever extreme right-wing, neocon, Reform-Alliance, whatever....

    Fascinating, watching Bill O'Reilly and his ''guests'' or listening to Rush Limbaugh...

    Sorry, Mr Gopher, but you seem to have a total dislike .... dislike towards the Globe and Mail....

    Good news, Mr Gopher, as far as I know, this is still a free country with democratically elected Members of Parliament and a wide choice of newspapers, tv stations and whatever media you like and approve of....

    Thank you and good night and good luck.---------------------------
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