Articles tagged government-funded media

Trudeau gov’t pledges $42 million to the CBC to promote ‘independent journalism’

The multi-million dollar payout to the CBC comes as polls show Canadians are increasingly distrustful of mainstream media outlets in the pocket of the Trudeau government.

News

Clare Marie Merkowsky

• Apr 18, 2024Apr 19, 2024

This Pentagon-funded company is on a mission to suffocate what’s left of the free press

In an effort antithetical to the whole purpose of journalism, US government-funded NewsGuard has declared itself the judge of which media outlets are trustworthy and which aren’t.

Opinion

Emily Mangiaracina

• Aug 25, 2023Aug 29, 2023

Former CBC reporter says outlet suppressed negative stories about COVID shots, lockdowns

The shocking revelations were made by past CBC Manitoba reporter Marianne Klowak during testimony at the National Citizen’s Inquiry (NCI) on May 18 in Ottawa.

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Anthony Murdoch

• May 25, 2023Apr 22, 2024

Government-funded CBC uses taxpayer money to promote sexualized ‘drag kids’

Since the CBC has been sanctimoniously lecturing us on the importance of their work, let us draw attention to what that work consists of.

Blogs

Jonathon Van Maren

• Apr 20, 2023Apr 20, 2023

Trudeau claims the CBC is ‘independent’ after Twitter labels them ‘government-funded media’

Canada's prime minister lashed out at Twitter CEO Elon Musk and Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre for pointing out the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation receives billions annually from the government.

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Anthony Murdoch

• Apr 19, 2023Apr 19, 2023

CBC to ‘pause’ Twitter use as Elon Musk slaps mocking ’69 percent’ gov’t-funded label on account

After the CBC argued it was less than 70 percent government-funded, Elon Musk mockingly changed the outlet's account to read: '69 percent government-funded media.'

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Anthony Murdoch

• Apr 18, 2023May 20, 2023