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Re: Anger and tears in defiant faceoff, Senate hearing on Brett Kavanaugh, pages 1-4, Sept. 28

Imagine my surprise today when I logged on to read my morning e-edition of the National Post to find no Canadian news before page 5 in the morning edition.

Barely any mention of what has gone on in the House of Commons this week. I for one am getting extremely tired of Canadian news taking a second fiddle to the latest Donald Trump news or news on his appointments. I can get all of that news anywhere online.

For a daily periodical that has the reputation of being right wing it is a sad state of affairs that you don’t hold our elected officials to the same standards as Donald Trump when it comes to decimating information.

Gleason Gallinger, Boyle, Alta.

To cry that the #MeToo movement is the end of the rule of law is premature.

Just because history is highlighting sexual situations that once were never publicized isn’t the end of the rule of law but the beginning of due process for those women previously ignored and deprived of the law’s equal treatment in the pursuit of justice.

The controversial Kavanaugh case being discussed openly is just proof that the presumption of innocence should also apply to the accuser.

Both parties to the dispute were given an outlet to air their differences.

Defenders of Ford and defenders of Kavanaugh had their say in public before a jury of their fellow citizens judging the broadcast. Consequently to argue that Kavanaugh is the victim of a one-sided frame-up isn’t supported by the facts.

Actually the body of evidence that the #MeToo movement is depriving innocent men of their freedom lacks credibility. Although there have been many accusations there is an absence of highprofile convictions based on mere accusations devoid of facts.

In fact, the Jian Ghomeshi verdict is evidence that those accused aren’t automatically convicted. Moreover, the conviction of Bill Cosby occurred only after a long and thorough due process based on the sworn testimony of more than 60 women.

The conflict between subjective and objective truth will never end.

But so far due process and the rule of law have passed the stress test posed by ambiguous reality. It’s too early to write its obituary.

Tony D’Andrea, Toronto