Former Conservative cabinet minister John Baird is criticizing the CBC after it reported that he had praised the prime minister’s “political acumen” while introducing him at an event. “The Liberal Party’s publicly funded spin machine is back at it. Political success does not equal competent leadership of Canada,” tweeted Mr. Baird on July 18. “The…
Former Tory Minister Baird Criticizes CBC for Saying He ‘Praised’ Trudeau
Health Canada Exec Debates Ivermectin’s Effectiveness for COVID-19 Before Labour Board
July 17, 2023
admin
CanadaCBCCCP VirusCOVID-19Dr. Celia LourencoFDAHealth CanadaIvermectinmRNASARS-CoV-2vaccine mandateVaccines & SafetyWorld
0 Comment
During a recent Labour Board hearing, a senior Health Canada official defended her department’s decision to recommend against using ivermectin to treat COVID-19, while public service employees fighting the vaccination mandate said its use could have saved lives and billions of dollars. A key argument among those who opposed mandatory COVID vaccination was that alternative…
Half of Canadians Say Feds Should ‘Back Down’ on Online News Act: Poll
As tech giants threaten to block Canadians’ access to online news, a new poll has found that half of Canadians believe the federal government should “back down” on Bill C-18, which calls for big tech companies to financially compensate Canadian news organizations for sharing their content. “Half of Canadians (49 percent) feel their government should back…
CBC Removes Previous Reporting That AB Premier Danielle Smith Had Direct Contact With Crown Over Coutts cases
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has removed its previous reporting that Alberta Premier Danielle Smith had direct contact with Crown lawyers over cases related to the Coutts border-crossing protests and blockades. In a July 5 editor’s note attached to the original CBC story of Jan. 19, the broadcasting corporation said it published a version of the…
CBC Retracts Reporting That AB Premier Had Direct Contact With Prosecutors Over Coutts Cases
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has retracted its previous reporting that Alberta Premier Danielle Smith had direct contact with Crown lawyers over cases related to the Coutts border-crossing protests and blockades. In a July 5 editor’s note attached to the original CBC story of Jan. 19, the broadcasting corporation said it published a version of the…
CBC Rakes in Millions From Government Ad Spending in Addition to Grants
The federal government and its agencies have spent $15.8 million buying Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) advertising since 2019, even as private sponsors left the network. British Columbia Conservative MP Tracy Gray asked, “How much did each department, agency, or other government entity spend on advertising with the CBC?” Cabinet responded with an Inquiry of Ministry…
Federal Court of Appeal Overturns CRTC Ruling Against CBC for Broadcast of ‘N-Word’
The Federal Court of Appeal has overturned a previous decision made by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), which penalized CBC Radio over a program that used the “N-word,” a racial slur. The decision issued by the Federal Court of Appeal on June 22 found that the CRTC, which regulates certain broadcasting content in…
CBC Should Be Mandated to Broadcast Free Government Messages During Crises, Privy Council Memo Suggests
A government memo suggested that CBC News should be forced to provide free advertising to the government during a “national crisis.” “In the past, services such as producing and broadcasting public service announcements in times of national crisis were covered under previous agreements with CBC/Radio-Canada,” said the memo, entitled “The Way Forward: Lessons Learned: Communications…
Tait Reappointed as CBC President for Just 18 Months as Public Broadcaster’s Mandate Is Reassessed
Cabinet has reappointed Catherine Tait as president and CEO of CBC and Radio-Canada for just an 18-month term as Ottawa reassesses the public broadcaster’s mandate going forward in a shifting online “environment,” says Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez. Tait was appointed to a five-year term as CBC’s president in July 2018, but Rodriguez told reporters in Ottawa on…
Minister Reviewing CBC’s Mandate With Eye to Making It Less Reliant on Advertising
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez said Monday he is starting to review the mandate for CBC and its French-language service Radio-Canada, including ways the government can bolster funding to the public broadcaster so that it is less reliant on advertising dollars. And he also hinted the Liberal government’s proposed online news bill, which is currently…
US News
RSS Error: A feed could not be found at `https://www.theepochtimes.com/c-us/feed`; the status code is `200` and content-type is `text/html; charset=utf-8`