The editors of "Maclean's" denounced Hall and her staff for what they called the "zealous condemnation of their journalism" and stated that " cited no evidence, considered no counter-arguments, and appointed herself prosecutor, judge and jury in one fell swoop." "Maclean's" also accused every human rights commission in the country of "morphing out of their conciliatory roles to become crusaders working to reshape journalistic discourse in Canada." "Maclean's" wrote that Ms. Hall's press release was "a drive-by smear," and "perhaps the greatest disappointment in this whole saga." Mark Steyn, who wrote the excerpt in "Maclean's" that the complaint was based on, also sharply criticized Hall and the OHRC, commenting that "Even though they (the OHRC) don't have the guts to hear the case, they might as well find us guilty."