"[Avi] Lewis' main claim to fame (or, rather, infamy) was an interview he conducted with former Dutch parliamentarian and author Ayaan Hirsi Ali in June 2007.

"The segment quickly made Lewis, and by extension the CBC, a worldwide laughingstock.

"But instead of ending his broadcasting career, that interview may have served as Avi Lewis's inadvertent 'audition' for Al-Jazeera..."

(Kathy Shaidle blogs at FiveFeetOfFury.com. Her latest book has been called a "must read" by Mark Steyn.)