One of the striking features of the soft, seductive, remorseless, nanny-state totalitarianism-lite of Trudeaupia is the media’s coverage of bad news. When things go wrong, you can’t help noticing how reflexively our reporters lapse into their preferred portrayal of Canadians as victims. The four RCMP officers murdered by James Roszko were merely the latest example: “Tragedy Latest Setback for Struggling Town” (Calgary Herald); “Investigators Scour Farm for Clues to Tragedy” (Regina Leader-Post); “Worst Force Tragedy since Riel Rebellion” (The Daily Miner). A “tragedy” would have been their car going off a bridge en route to the Roszko place. Even the...