That is disturbing as they are trying to force their NDP-style agenda onto their readers...and cannot take criticism at all...although the Globe and Mail is pretty close to them nowadays in ideology, at least from a social perspective...
This "values" arguement won't work in Western Canada including Vancouver. At least in Vancouver they are socialists, but not anti "everything that seems American." Atlantic Canada doesn't count because they vote for who will bribe them the most. Toronto and the GTA is the target of this values arguement. Many, many immigrants in Toronto (nearing 50% of the population of Toronto) hate the US. Many were rejected by US Immigration. Many are socialists, such as many Eastern Europeans and many British Immigrants who "fled" the Thatcher Years.
One-Tier Health Care is primarily an Ontario concern.
I am afraid Martin did the math and knows he can win on the Anti-American platform.
Only in Ontario does this gain votes for the Liberals. The rest of Canada saw the deal as a sell out on the backs of the Canadians taxpayer.