David Menzies

For the football manager, see David Menzies (football manager).

David Menzies is a Canadian freelance writer.^[1] He writes in the automotive section of the National Post.^[2] Menzies, sometimes called "The Menzoid," is also a weekly guest on CTS' The Michael Coren Show^[3] on Wednesday nights and "Adler on Line" on Corus Radio on Friday afternoons; he is also a weekly regular on Sun News Network's Charles Adler. He is also a regular, "Media is the Message" panelist each Thursday on John Oakley's Toronto radio program.^[4] Menzies is also the editor of Canadian Technician and Canadian Car Owner magazine.^[5]

False accusation of theft

In December 2010, Menzies ran into an incident with law enforcement. He was accused of stealing from a Petro-Canada gas station. He referred to the police who questioned him for the allegation as "brutal".^[6]

Assault

In August 2011, Mr. Menzies alleged he was assaulted^[7] in a public square in downtown Toronto with his son by a Muslim woman who thought the journalist was photographing her. Mr. Menzies claims he was surrounded by a mob, several members who tried to take his camera. Menzies reported the alleged assault to nearby Toronto Police officers, his statement to them being supported by a Middle Eastern couple who were witnesses to the situation. The Toronto police, after interviewing the accused, did not proceed with any charges. ^[8] Within days the story of the incident appeared on dozens of websites around the world, including the Islam critical "Gates of Vienna" website. ^[9]

References

1. ^ "Ontario welfare pays for Pilates gear". Toronto Sun. 11 August 2010. http://www.torontosun.com/comment/2010/08/10/14982746.html. Retrieved 31 December 2010. 
2. ^ Menzies, David (21 May 2008). "Urban scrawl: Defending Rob Ford". National Post. http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/toronto/archive/2008/05/21/urban-scrawl-defending-rob-ford.aspx. Retrieved 31 December 2010. 
3. ^ Piatkowski, Scott (2006). "You Just Made That Up!". This Magazine. http://www.thismagazine.ca/issues/2006/07/madethatup.php. Retrieved 31 December 2010. 
4. ^ "John Oakley Show". AM 640 Toronto Radio. http://www.640toronto.com/HostsandShows/JohnOakley/Contributors.aspx. Retrieved 31 December 2010. 
5. ^ "Canadian Technical Magazine 2010 Media Kit". Slideshare.net. http://www.slideshare.net/Martyn_Johns/cantech-media-2010lr. Retrieved 31 December 2010. 
6. ^ "Gas station cashier fuels his anger," December 9, 2010.
7. ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2022620/Journalist-punched-head-Muslim-woman-accidentally-taking-picture--police-refuse-press-charges.html Daily Mail News report on Menzies' assault in Toronto Ontario. August, 2011
8. ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2022620/Journalist-punched-head-Muslim-woman-accidentally-taking-picture--police-refuse-press-charges.html Daily Mail News report on Menzies' assault in Toronto Ontario. August, 2011
9. ^ http://gatesofvienna.blogspot.com/2011/08/living-under-sharia-in-dundas-square.html

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