I came across this piece via Let It Bleed, and even linked to the post where Bob commented on it below, but I've just got to tag it here, too - it's very important.

From the Globe And Mail, I give you: An Admission Of Left-Wing Media Bias:

So how did we get from [pre-abortion] counselling (Mr. Martin said almost the same thing to a high-school audience in Saskatoon) to an imperilled Charter, deemed to be the keystone to Canadian democracy?

Answer: by a lot of hyperbole, which the media not only faithfully reported, but in many cases prompted.