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During the Canadian trucker blockade in early 2022, there was a headline that read “Trudeau plays dangerous game demanding U.S. truckers have shots”. An article by public health officials could have had the headline “Trudeau safeguards public health, demands U.S. truckers have shots.” These headlines would be fine in the opinion sections of the newspaper, but not the front page where readers expect neutrality. The front page headline for this article should have been “Trudeau demands U.S. Truckers have shots”.

When the Omicron variant emerged, it was interesting to observe how it was reported across the political spectrum. The conservatives said basically No Big Deal – Don’t Worry About it. The centrists or moderates said basically We Need to Wait and See How This Plays Out. The liberals said basically We Need to be Very Alarmed.