Canadian journalism sucks or: WTF is with CanWest?

I'm getting so tired of the laziness of the mainstream media (MSM) in Canada. The following article is a mere example, but it show quite well the petty level of Canadian journalism today:

"[Stronach] echoed the disappointment voiced Friday by rock star Bono with the $60-billion G8 commitment to fight disease in Africa, saying it's just a reannouncement of prior commitments."

Well, so what is it? Is what Stronach says true, or not true? Why can't CanWest check this for me? Is it too hard for a journalist to find out if what's being said is actually the truth? In case it's true, the above could have read:

"[Stronach] echoed the disappointment voiced Friday by rock star Bono, because the $60-billion G8 commitment to fight disease in Africa was only a reannouncement of prior commitments.

MSM is so tiring....

Update: Some answers here

"I've never claimed it was new money," [Harper] said. "These are existing commitments. They were commitments for a 10-year period. We're not here to rewrite deals every single year."

- Wiktionary: journalism

1. The activity or profession of being a journalist.
2. The aggregating, writing, editing, and presenting of news or news articles for widespread distribution, typically in periodical print publications and broadcast news media, for the purpose of informing the audience.
3. The style of writing characteristic of material in periodical print publications and broadcast news media, consisting of direct presentation of facts or events with an attempt to minimize analysis or interpretation.