Even in the wake of last year's terror attacks, anti-Americanism is pervasive in Canada, especially among the country's ruling caste. We don't want "U.S.-style" health care here -- or "U.S.-style" gun culture, "U.S.-style" foreign policy or "U.S.-style" capitalism. Indeed, one of the surest methods to stifle public debate on any issue is to accuse one's opponent of importing "U.S.-style" solutions. Nowhere has this attitude been more prevalent than at the Toronto Star, where anti-Americanism is the in-house religion. So it was an act of courage when, in her Friday column, Star columnist Rosie DiManno not only defended U.S. policy on...
