Michael's words are good, reasonable and insightful. They definitely reflect strong tendencies that exist within the cultures of Canada, the USA  the UK and many others countries . However, despite the apparent reasonableness,  his view does not seem to incorporate recent Feb 26-17 revelations of the Guardian about the forces and interests working very hard to fan the flames of intolerance and neutralize rational standards of journalism.  It is entitled:  " Robert Mercer: the big data billionaire waging war on mainstream media"
Find the article here: http://preview.tinyurl.com/jd4fluh

 These issues run to the core of whether average civilized folks will be free or the propaganda play things of those who feel common people don't deserve a choice.  It is imperative that public debate occur around these insights that rank with Watergate in importance.