Mary Chernov

Since Stan Grant took over as host of Q&A which, after all, is supposed to be a FORUM for DISCUSSION, it has transformed generally speaking into what can only be described as having a noticeable right-wing bias. Quite obviously different from when Tony Jones hosted the program without fear or favour. By excluding a very young man, "Sasha", from the meeting, Mr. Grant gave Sasha no opportunity to explain his reasons for supporting Russia (other than his ethnicity), other than Mr. Grant's OWN perception that "violence was being sanctioned", while the invited representatives of the Ukrainian community were under no such restrictions. President Putin has no doubt gone somewhat too far, but the Ukraine has demonstrated significant mal-administration and downright corruption on its own account in the 30 years since it separated from the Soviet Union, therefore very little has been done to advance the living or educational standards of its 40 million population.