Dennis Has Friends Too

The Edmonton Journal is a sister publication of the Windsor Star, both owned by Canwest. Here is what its Business Columnist, Gary Lamphier, wrote about Gord's attack on Dennis DesRosiers:

• "I've known Dennis DesRosiers, Canada's top auto analyst, since I was a Toronto-based auto industry reporter in the 1980s. Since we both hail from Windsor, Ont., we often compare notes on our hometown.
  
  Although DesRosiers has lived in the Toronto area for many years, he still spends several weeks a year in Windsor, as an unpaid member of the board of governors at the University of Windsor, and advising on industry issues.
  
  Thanks partly to his efforts, Windsor has secured hundreds of millions of dollars in auto industry-related investments over the years.
  
  With the Big Three auto makers announcing plant closures in the face of stiff competition from Toyota, Honda and others, Windsor is in a funk these days. Job losses are looming and the housing market is moribund.
  
  It's not surprising that Windsor Star columnist Gord Hendeson would anguish over the state of the city's economy. But it's downright bizarre for him to imply in his Jan. 9 column that DesRosiers is "wringing his hands in glee" over the woes of his hometown.
  
  Shame on him."

And good for Gary!