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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
This entire thing is bizarre.
a) everyone has known since its' inception that it is government funded.
b) why are conservatives acting like stating this is a win? Everyone has known this. Since its' inception. Like, literally, everybody. Why or how is this a gotcha?
c) Why is the CBC itself saying it's "independent"? No you're not, you're funded by the government. You can say you're "impartial" (like, they can make that unprovable claim, I guess, although it is kind of dumb to outright state this) but it doesn't make it true and anyone with a grade 3 education level understands there are various levels of bias to its' journalism. Again, not a shocking revelation, and always has been this way.
d) Why is this being insinuated as a bad thing?
I must be confused, but this is all very, very strange.
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CBC's indepenence is written into the broadcast act:
https://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/...4.html#h-34524
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Independence
(5) The Corporation shall, in the pursuit of its objects and in the exercise of its powers, enjoy freedom of expression and journalistic, creative and programming independence.
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If they are bias - its because most of urban Canada leans left. Its not because Trudeau or whoever is cracking the whip telling them what to report.