How has he abandoned Canadians?
The National Post abandoned him, not the other way around, when Izzy took it over from Conrad Black.
He's now writing about Canada for the Western Standard. I'm sure he'd love to write for a less obscure publication, but Canadian papers not owned by Conrad Black (zero, now) don't have the guts to publish him.
The loss of Conrad Black, who gave Mark his start, is indeed a tragedy, no matter what form of obscure financial malfeasance he participated in. I loved Mark's recent column defending Black as a great newspaperman, even though I know it flew right over the heads of many here.
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Mark Steyn was born a Canadian and he'll die a Canadian. He hails from La Belle Province, the same one that is my birthplace. Montreal's a charming city but I don't feel at home where I was born. If my parents felt a life in Little France on the St. Lawrence was the life for me, I wouldn't be posting here. Such is the force of destiny.