You're seeing what remains of a strong and healthy period of Canadian history. But almost every facet is currently under threat and significant stress.

You can't fund a "news" organization with public money and expect them to be an independent agency that holds the government's feet to the fire. They don't do much more than add a thin veneer of objectivity and independent analysis for any significant government initiative.

The article posted above is just a small piece of evidence for the broken nature of the media. There is a torrent more spewing out daily.