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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)

by Blazingcatfur•June 3, 2026June 2, 2026•0•CBC, CBC Scandals

CBC must respect taxpayers’ rights to demand accountability

CBC has developed a bad habit of wasting taxpayers’ money and hiding it – but there’s a zero per cent chance it’ll be able hide this one.

CBC needs to release every contract, invoice, receipt and email associated with the so-called comedy program that humiliated serving and retired members of the RCMP.

by Blazingcatfur•May 30, 2026May 30, 2026•0•CBC, CBC Scandals

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.

by Blazingcatfur•May 26, 2026May 25, 2026•0•CBC, CBC Scandals

GOLDSTEIN: Northland Tales a gutless attempt at satire aimed at wrong targets

On a topic that literally lends itself to satire — the continuing failure of successive federal governments to improve the lives of Canada’s Indigenous people no matter how much taxpayer money they throw at the problem — the CBC and APTN entertainment divisions chickened out.

by Blazingcatfur•May 22, 2026May 21, 2026•0•Canada's Government Owned News Media, CBC, CBC Scandals

‘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.

by Blazingcatfur•May 21, 2026May 21, 2026•0•Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Canada's Government Owned News Media, CBC, CBC Scandals

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.

by Blazingcatfur•May 21, 2026May 20, 2026•0•Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, CBC, CBC Scandals, WTF?

CBC turns Canada into a mockery

Recent incidents in which a taxpayer-funded co-production between CBC and the Indigenous television station APTN targeted authors, historians and politicians with prank “interviews” are as disturbing as they are bizarre.

A fake production company under the name Forge Media, hired by CBC, contacted several people who have questioned the cancel culture around Sir John A. Macdonald and claims of unmarked graves at residential schools.

by Blazingcatfur•May 18, 2026May 18, 2026•0•CBC

WTF?

The CBC "prank show" deception scandal is getting so much worse.

The producers (operating under fake identities/fake company names with fake websites) told a number of RCMP veterans – people who dedicated their lives to serving on the frontlines – that they were invited to film…

— Lindsay Shepherd (@NewWorldHominin) May 17, 2026

h/t Auntie Polly

by Blazingcatfur•May 17, 2026May 17, 2026•0•CBC, CBC Scandals

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”.

by Blazingcatfur•May 15, 2026May 15, 2026•0•"Criminalizing Dissent", CBC, CBC Scandals

Canadian, U.S. fascist fight clubs joining forces south of the border, CBC investigation finds

Members of Canada’s biggest white nationalist group trained this spring with U.S. counterparts south of the border and met with the founder of a global movement of fascist fight clubs, a CBC visual investigation has found.

One expert called it a “very significant” signal of closer co-ordination between white supremacist groups on both sides of the border.

This is the latest CBC Expose of Canadian White People with objectionable views who haven’t actually broken any laws.

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by Blazingcatfur•May 15, 2026May 15, 2026•0•"NAZIS! NAZIS EVERYWHERE!", CBC

Amy Hamm: CBC’s latest propaganda — pranking Kamloops graves skeptics

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has been involved, the extent of which is currently unknown, in creating deceptive prank videos that target some of the country’s loudest political dissidents.

There are two words to describe the involvement of a public broadcaster in such a project: blatant propaganda.

by Blazingcatfur•May 15, 2026May 14, 2026•0•CBC, CBC Scandals, WTF?

Liberals test public support for CBC funding cuts as internal polling backs spending restraint

Federal officials quietly tested public appetite for cutting funding to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and other Crown corporations, with internal focus group research showing Canadians are open to reductions as Ottawa looks for ways to rein in spending.

Blacklock’s Reporter says the research, commissioned by the Privy Council Office and conducted by The Strategic Counsel under a $1.6 million contract, found participants frequently pointed to Crown corporations like the CBC and Canada Post as areas where the federal government could scale back expenditures.

Bet the polling will mysteriously experience a sea-change.

by Blazingcatfur•May 5, 2026May 5, 2026•0•Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Canada's Government Owned News Media, CBC

Lisa Sygutek: The CBC is a predator of local news

I am a big believer in local news. In the face of threats to our culture and digital sovereignty from American Big Tech giants, the CBC has an important role to play in telling Canadian stories. CBC Radio has many excellent programs, like The Current, As it Happens, and Q, which are heard around the world, and Canadians should feel proud about this.

Lately, however, the CBC’s role within the Canadian news ecosystem seems more competitive and conceited than complementary and conciliatory.

by Blazingcatfur•April 28, 2026April 28, 2026•0•CBC

LILLEY: CBC isn’t telling you the truth on trade talks with USA

The headline from the CBC made it sound like the Trump administration was engaged in a street-level shakedown of their closest ally and neighbour.

“Washington demanding ‘entry fee’ from Ottawa before trade talks: sources,” CBC’s headline read.

by Blazingcatfur•April 23, 2026April 23, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Canada's Government Owned News Media, CBC

Bryan Brulotte: The CBC needs reform, not reverence

The debate over the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has become predictable. One side defends it as a pillar of national identity. The other calls for its outright defunding. Both positions miss the point. The CBC does not need to be preserved in its current form. Nor should it be dismantled entirely. What it requires is structural change rooted in first principles — clarity of purpose, fiscal discipline, and service to Canadians that the private market cannot or will not provide.

“Alternate link”

by Blazingcatfur•April 18, 2026April 16, 2026•0•CBC