Hello ElRey,

You are confusing the editorial pages with the news pages.

If I was Justin Trudeau, I would be THRILLED, absolutely THRILLED, with the coverage this newspaper has afforded over the past decade.

The news pages dripped fawning, supportive story month after month when Justin was a nobody, the pages practically waving pom-poms in support of his ascent.

Anyone who has worked in the newspaper business knows that there is WAY more power in controlling the news pages than there is in controlling the editorial pages. 

The news pages offer an editor a hidden, cloaked weapon, where many readers are left unaware how the coverage is being manipulated, through omissions and commissions, in service of an agenda. THAT is power. In contrast, when a reader sees the editorial column, they can roll their eyes knowing it just an opinion.