China's monetary system and state-owned industries are insolvent, the Communist Party has lost moral authority, unemployment is growing and industrial pollution has reached crisis levels. With more and more of the government's resources devoted to keeping a lid on this simmering pot, the loss of a few people is hardly a problem. Imagine, then, the gleeful sarcasm of the Canadian delegation when it respectfully complained that it's hardly fair for one of the world's least populous countries to be expected to help the regime by soaking up a few thousand of its most entrepreneurial citizens. If you would like to learn about journalists who work under fire, there's an event being organized for Sept. 30 by Canadian Journalists for Free Expression. The discussion on media censorship will be moderated by veteran journalist and educator Peter Desbarats and features David Tam-Baryoh from Sierra Leone, Modeste Mutinga from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Hisham Kassem from Egypt.
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