Most of our readers have probably been following the story of CBC host Jian Ghomeshi as more and more women come forward alleging assault from the once-popular CBC host. The story broke last week after months of investigation from a team of journalists at the Toronto Star, Kevin Donovan and Jesse Brown. While Donovan works for the Star, you may have noticed in the byline that Jesse Brown’s contribution is a “Special to the Star.” In fact, Brown is an independent journalist and lately has reminded us of another fiercely independent journalist from the early 20th century, Henri Bourassa.