— Musings —11.30.2010 06:50 PM
Don Martin
My former Calgary Herald colleague, Don Martin, has left the National Post – and, I presume, the Herald – to become the new host of Power Play.
That’s good news for CTV, but not so great for Postmedia. The Post’s John Ivison is a gifted writer with an acerbic wit, but – last time I checked – John was one person. He can’t cover the entire Hill, as a columnist, all on his own. I think Postmedia will need to sign up someone else for North of the Queensway columnar duties, but what do I know.
In any event, big congrats to Don. I miss sparring with Powers on CTV’s news channel, but he’ll be Prime Minister of Newfoundland in a few weeks’ time, so that’s that.
I watched him during his week as a guest host on Power Play. Other than Dan Matheson, he was by far the best substitute host that they tried. I assume that Matheson did not want the job.
Well, it is indeed too bad that the NCC Post & Calgary Herald will now be devoid of almost the only one willing to speak frankly about the Cons’ cock-ups there, which’ll make them more of, as the con-bots like to say, an echo chamber, once again. I’ll also miss him on Power & Politics, where he was generally pretty sensible & frank. Not sure how well he’ll do as a moderator, tho’; it’s apt to be a lose-lose prop. for centrists if he sucks at that & is muzzling himself in the process.
I’m confused. Is Don Martin going to CBC’s Power and Politics or CTV’s Power Play?
My mistake (I’m tired).
Fixed.
CBC story & usual commentutariat here:
http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2010/11/30/don-martin-ctv.html
I can’t help but think that Don will turn the show into more of a gabfest than it already is….plus my gut says he is a true Reformatory. Not good…but it seems the way of the world these days.
Seems to me that over the last couple of years Don has slowly been shifting left.
I’m kind of surprised at CTV as this would indicate a definite Left shift on their part to.
Thought a couple of the girls were pretty good to. Still Don will be SO MUCH better than that twit Evan Solomon !!
That’s disappointing to hear from a newspaper reader’s perspective. Martin was pretty much the only left guy at that publication that would call a spade a spade regardless of who was holding the card.