CBC Scandals

CBC emails reveal viewer backlash after former host alleges anti-Conservative bias

CBC emails reveal viewer backlash after former host alleges anti-Conservative bias

Internal CBC records obtained through Access to Information legislation show the public broadcaster received a wave of critical emails from viewers after former television host Travis Dhanraj testified before Parliament that managers discouraged Conservative voices from appearing on air.

The 142-page file, released this week, details audience complaints following Dhanraj’s March 10 appearance before the House of Commons heritage committee, where he alleged “centralized control and bias” within CBC News and claimed Conservative politicians were routinely excluded from coverage opportunities.

(Incognito)

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RCMP commissioner ‘deeply concerned’ after CBC-backed prank show targets Mounties

RCMP commissioner ‘deeply concerned’ after CBC-backed prank show targets Mounties

OTTAWA — The head of the RCMP says the force raised concerns directly to the CBC over a joint production that targeted RCMP veterans, saying he is “deeply concerned” for the mental health of those involved.

Mike Duheme, who has served as commissioner since 2023, says he was informed that a female member of the RCMP Veterans’ Association had volunteered to take part in a CBC documentary about life after policing only to later report that she was “subjected to a prank” during filming that took place in Vancouver back in March.

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‘I’m sick to my stomach’: Retired RCMP officer details humiliating experience with CBC prank show

‘I’m sick to my stomach’: Retired RCMP officer details humiliating experience with CBC prank show

A retired RCMP officer who says he was tricked into appearing on a CBC prank show has provided a full account of his experience, describing how he was made to partake in a sort of humiliation ritual in which former police were subject to allegations of mistreatment of Indigenous peoples.

In an hour-long video posted to his personal channel, a YouTuber under the name Clinton Jaws, a nearly 40-year RCMP veteran, said he and other former officers were invited to attend a Vancouver event that was hosted by a production company funded by the broadcaster, which organizers reportedly said would be attended by Prince William.

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Jerry Amernic: I was set up by CBC and mocked for the crime of not hating Canada

Jerry Amernic: I was set up by CBC and mocked for the crime of not hating Canada

Our state broadcaster, publicly funded, is mired in ideology and short on responsible journalism. It’s alienated viewers for years. Why anyone would watch the drivel it dispenses is beyond me, but then I don’t buy lottery tickets or follow the Game of Thrones. There is also a TV network, publicly funded, to enrich our understanding of Indigenous cultures, identities and languages. Sometimes these organizations join forces.

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WTF?

WTF?

h/t Auntie Polly

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CBC called out for role in prank interviews of Kamloops residential school grave critics

CBC called out for role in prank interviews of Kamloops residential school grave critics

Two women say they were targeted by a CBC- and APTN-produced comedy series that conducted prank interviews with people who have expressed controversial opinions about Canada’s residential schools.

Frances Widdowson and Lindsay Shepherd, two public figures who have been critical of the coverage of possible unmarked graves at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School site in B.C., shared social media posts this week detailing how they say they were tricked into prank interviews.

It was only a prank says the CBC which has forgiven itself.

In truth it was a government attempt to smear people for having the “wrong views”.

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The Grooming Gang at CBC is upset that some guy can’t be on a girl’s baseball team

Girls’ softball was an inclusive sport in Alberta. For this teen, a new law could end that

Riley Simpson has been playing softball since they were nine years old. They fell in love with the sport after watching their older sister play.

In June, their softball team won the Edmonton city championship and Riley was hoping to play on higher-level teams as they grew and got better.

In Alberta, where Riley is from, most competitive softball teams are girls’ teams. This has never been a problem for Riley, who recently turned 15 years old and is non-binary, thanks to inclusive sporting policies, a co-ed mentality in softball and pre-puberty androgyny.

CBC is a pedophile grooming gang.

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Matthew Lau: CBC’s very balanced reporting of just one point of view

If you are looking for solid analysis and balanced reporting on climate change and climate policy, you are unlikely to get it from CBC News. See, for example, a story last week on Ontario’s climate targets. Internal documents from the public service project Ontario’s greenhouse gas emissions will be around 145 megatonnes in 2030, depending on industry actions and other factors. If the projection holds, the province would miss its target to reduce emissions to 142 megatonnes by 2030. The environment minister, appearing to contradict these projections, said on June 5th that the Progressive Conservative government’s plan “is working” and that the province was in fact on track to hit its targets.

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