New York Times Reports Different Canadian Election
Wednesday, October 15, 2008Funny little item from Kathryn Jean Lopez at National Review Online, comparing the coverage of yesterday’s Canadian parliamentary:
NYT: Canada’s Conservatives Miss Goal of a Legislative Majority
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s gamble that forcing the country into its third election in four years would give him firm control over Parliament failed on Tuesday.
—And here’s how everyone else reported the story:
Reuters: Canada’s Conservatives win with bolstered minority
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper won reelection with a significantly stronger minority government and called on Wednesday for unity in staring down global financial turbulence.
Etc. To the Times, the class of LaBatt’s is always half empty.
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