So far this was my biggest project of any kind in 1997, and I did it all alone. I was not biased in writing these analyses. I didn't have it out for Montreal and Long Beach, and I didn't start this task trying to find ways to make Sydney and Toronto look good. I called 'em as I saw 'em. I wasn't biased, but I wasn't objective, either.
Journalistic objectivity is a myth.
I believe I was not being unfair. Harsh at times, but not unfair. All I could do, after all, was react to issues about which I was knowledgeable. Having lived in Montreal, and as a citizen of Canada who follows the news, I spotted their spin control and was honour-bound to identify it as such. Journalists, to quote Randy Shilts, have an obligation to say things publicly.