From Bill Mullally re Gzowski's "freezing rather than flailing". (Letters to the Editor).

Peter Stockland hit the nail on the head in his article on Gzowski when he said that Gzowski had no use for any but liberal commentators (March 2002, p. 10). Gzowski was totally committed to the politically correct mentality that dominated Canada in the 1980s and 1990s.

In late 1980s, and again in 1990, Campaign Life Coalition (CLC) made two visits to CBC's Morningside to appeal for at least "some" balance and fairness concerning pro-life issues in Canada.

In the 1990 meeting, CLC was represented by Sabina McLuhan, then editor of The Interim newspaper, and myself. We met with Andrew Simon, executive director of Gzowski's Morningside who made it very clear that Gzowski played a pivotal role in each and every program. He pointed out that this was particularly true when it came to the selection of guests invited to address a particular story or issue, and that Gzowski, in fact, chaired the program meeting that took place daily.

We made several recommendations for Mr. Gzowski to represent those Canadians who rejected abortion. We discussed the relentless abuse, lies and distortions that were heaped on the prolife community by the secular media, which, in fact, were also the hallmark of Morningside.

We also recommended program ideas and names of people who might be invited as guests as further suggestions to help create a balanced playing field. Finally, we expressed our profound disappointment that in spite of the fact that the CBC is publicly funded, such an important issue was subject to this kind of one-sided, biased censorship.

Mr. Simon seemed both surprised and perplexed, but he did tell us that our concerns would be discussed and that we should expect some change. Well, guess what?

Gzowski continued Morningside's support for the pro-abortion community while shutting out any and all prolife input. In his case, freezing was far more effective than flailing.

Weston, ON