Stupid, not biased

The Tory justice critic, well aware that the punishment for violating a publication ban includes possible jail time, had little to offer.

"All I can say is that given what was said yesterday (Thursday before Gomery) the political landscape may be changing quite rapidly,'' MP Vic Toews said.

Wow. That's the dumbest piece of analysis I think I've ever read. (Unless I'm totally mistaken about Canadian law, in which case, Canadian law regarding publication bans is incredibly backwards.)

Let's see here, the Tory justice critic is unable to even DISCUSS the issue with the press? How would discussing the issue violate the publication ban? Would it not be the media outlets who reported his comments that would violate the ban? Is talking about the issue the same as publishing it?

That's the dumbest, most speculative possible motive to attach to Vic Toews' reasons for not wanting to talk to the media. Unless of course, Vic Toews owns a sizeable portion of Canada's media outlets. (Which is not the case.)

The publication ban applies to the media reporting on the proceedings, it doesn't (from what I know) apply to people TALKING about the proceedings.

Sometimes the bias that many of us perceive in the media is little more than general stupidity.