I don't think there's any conspiracy that the media have got together to try to make the government look bad. Certainly not in a political partisan way.
Where I think it is media lead is in a sensationalistic way, like CNN or something. Whipping up the story or a story within a story.
As far sour grapes for a policy that OF COURSE the media don't like, remember there was a lot of dissension by military families too for that decision, let alone probably a lot of debate in the populace.
As for complaining. I don't think they have grounds to complain, but they have the right being canadian citizens to say anything they want.
Oh and I've got to get one of those miro's someday so I can have a look at myself in it sometime...