I agree with your points, WitW.  But the Globe markets itself as an elite-driven medium -- and it has for decades. One unfortunate consequence  of this is the Globe's fundamental lack of respect for popular opinion and voting rights. The Globe has long opposed referenda, plebacites and the like. I have published articles supporting the democratic election for Canadian senators -- I have subscribed to the Globe for decades -- and not once in all of this time has the G&M published one piece supporting a democratically-elected Senate.
The Globe is confortable with elite-driven (oligarchic) government. While the G&M has always supported various tax increases on the public,  it opposes giving the public a greater say in their affairs. The newspaper sees citizens as taxpaying entities, not capable of having ekectoral-based voices.