Commentary
On the contentious doctrine of Purgatory, I do feel that time spent reading government press releases should earn some remission of sins. Even “Defence Minister Anita Anand Concludes Productive Trip to Singapore” causes a mix of ennui and anguish that should expunge something. And surely enduring “Canada to ‘significantly’ enhance military presence in Indo-Pacific region, Anand says,” technically a CBC news story, gets me a small indulgence connected with wrath.
Even after a lifetime in journalism, efficiently combining sin and punishment, I confess to being unable to understand how my colleagues can regurgitate government nonsense without crying in a loud voice “Verily it is bosh.” If this reporter (it’s an unsigned Canadian Press piece) belongs on the defence beat they should know, and say, Canada is in no position “significantly” to increase its military presence anywhere including our Arctic because the Canadian Forces are in a state of logistical, moral, and numerical collapse….