What was missing was the amount of people with pies in their hands. Here in the States, leftist arguments consist mainly of being able to throw a pie at a political opponent. That's of course if they're not able to completely stop a conservative from speaking. I'm only half kidding. Maybe Canadian lefties haven't glommed onto the American leftist method of keen political discourse. (smirk)
In Canada we had a spate of "pieing" and then some person actually was charged with assault and found guilty. A nominal punishment though. Seems to be out of vogue now. A criminal record, even on a misdemeanor just is no fun, that is what is feared.
I take the liberty of quoting a National Post columnist from Tuesday Page A12. With Mark Steyn also on the same page and a great picture of Ann at happier times. She is Marnie Soupcoff.
Canadians tend to assume, as Mr Houle does, that they are such infallible judges of what is right that they can helpfully eliminate views that are wrong before they are even uttered. We lack the humility that Americans instinctively possess (Yes, we can be more arrogant than our southern neighbours!).....
The National Post published an unflattering picture of Ann on the front page, as she was speaking the day before. The Post trying to hold on to conservatives though, without them they are dead in the water. Hence, no doubt the great picture of Ann with the Mark Steyn column on page A12. Steyn called the provost of the nasty letter to Ann, a "posturing wanker" (ouch).