More than a decade after hostile remarks about Newfoundland and Labrador, Margaret Wente's apology did not fall on deaf ears this weekend. She hosted Globe and Mail columnist Margaret Wente last month and was subject to her latest column. (Submitted by Joan Penney)Indeed, Wente writes she used her married name on the trip so as to not draw the ire of anybody remembering the backlash from her previous column. Margaret Wente learns it's a good idea to visit a place and meet its people before writing about them. Beneath the current column on its website, the Globe attached Wente's previous column where she disparaged the province in the midst of then-premier Danny Williams' campaign to remove the Canadian flag from provincial buildings.

Source: CBC News September 25, 2016 20:10 UTC