An Open Letter To Margaret Wente
Dear Ms. Wente, I thought that as a journalist you were supposed to do some research before you go writing stories. In the case of your August 2, 2014 column…
Margaret Wente
Wente Is Getting It Wrong … Again
I suppose it should come as little or no surprise that Margaret Wente is getting things wrong again. This time, she is expounding on the treatment of transgender children. Suddenly…
Marie Antoinette Wente and the Senate Scandal
I must admit when I first saw the headline “THE SENATE SCANDAL’S OUT OF LEGS !!!!” I was shocked, and my heart dived into my boots. I felt like running…
Repeat after me: Justin Trudeau is making rookie mistakes… have you got that?
Justin Trudeau at left, with some boring white guy in a tie that’s too wide. Don’t ever underrate the power of pixie dust! Below: The same boring guy with Toronto…
Impact of trade agreement may spark renewed interest in universal public drug plan
Last week Globe and Mail columnist Margaret Wente said the Harper government’s “consumer friendly” agenda was at odds with the pharma provisions in the new European trade agreement. As critics…
Margaret Wente’s Latest Is A Revolting Piece Of Crap
Media Culpa’s take-down is just what it deserves. That is all.
Got trouble with ‘overbearing urban planners’? The Manning Centre wants to help!
A civic election all-candidates’ meeting in Calgary. “Why don’t we pass the time with a game of solitaire?” Actual Manning Centre supported candidates may not appear exactly as illustrated. Below:…
Journalists found guilty of ethical breaches really shouldn’t lecture on journalistic ethics
People who live in glass houses next door to used car lots shouldn’t … Below: Globe and Mail columnist Margaret Wente, the Globe’s disclaimer. S’cuse me! We ex-journalists are permitted…
A Classy Apology
Regular readers of this blog may be aware of my almost boundless enthusiasm for The Toronto Star. I deeply admire its progressive mission, and I find its roster of excellent…
The Guy Who Said Of Child Pornography
…it’s just pictures, is back in The Globe. And Margaret Wente remains there. Globe is all but invisible behind its firewall these days. I’m not sure its worth boycotting.
Ethics in Exile
Silly Prince George Citizen, holding a staff writer to account for generously liberating other writers’ work: To our shock and dismay, multiple incidents of plagiarism were uncovered from work over…
Ethics in Exile
Silly Prince George Citizen, holding a staff writer to account for generously liberating other writers’ work: To our shock and dismay, multiple incidents of plagiarism were uncovered from work over…
Flash! Margaret Wente Makes Error In Column!
I’m shocked! shocked! And I’d forgotten she’s on the BOD of Energy Probe, which is probably where she picks up most of of anti-renewable nonsense in the first place.
Nonsense Alert: When Canadian journalists succumb to climate denial folly
I don’t want to be one of those grandpas who spoils the grandkids with a habitable planet. It’s the same reason I will not buy life insurance. I get hit…
Wente Still Goin’
...and still mis-attributin' stuff:“An earlier online version of this column contained unclear attribution. This version has been clarified”.And still employed by the G&M. Luckily, Carol's still on the case, and…
Wente: Promiscuous College Women Bad. Promiscuous Bureaucrats Good.
I know I shouldn’t let her bait me like this, but I can’t help myself. The two-facedness of it is among the worst I’ve yet seen in the Canadian press.…
Wente Checkup: Men Not Paying Enough for Sex Anymore
I thought it might be nice to have a check-up and see how Canada’s favourite plagiarist is getting on with her career. Regular readers will remember that after Globe &…
Another Wente Column. Another Sixth Estate Investigation.
Margaret Wente has published another column, sans apology for specific “careless mistakes” (as she calls them) in the past and also complete with her unique pre-moderated comments section (since she…
Weeks After Plagiarism Scandal, Margaret Wente Still Suffering “Originality Breakdowns”
After brazening her way through a plagiarism scandal, Globe & Mail columnist Margaret Wente appears to be back on her exceptionally busy three-times-a-week pace, even though this hectic workstyle was…