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Originally Posted by Blaster86
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Canada Tonight and former Marketplace host Travis Dhanraj just resigned (involuntarily, according to him) from his position at CBC, stating that the broadcaster would only allow him to bring on left-leaning guests and supporters of the current government to his show. He is stating that he was forced out for questioning the "lack of editorial balance", "tokenism masquerading as diversity", and "problematic political coverage protocols and the erosion of editorial independence". He has stated online that there are many shady behind-the-scenes goings-on at CBC that he intends to "pull the curtain back" on. His lawyer has stated that he is suing the broadcaster and will he making a complaint to the Human Rights Commission
Prior to that, the federal government passed a digital rights law that caused Canadians to (temporarily) lose access to most mainstream online news (CBC being a notable exception).
Given Dhanraj's claims, it is reasonable to explore whether an agency funded by the government (and which the opposition threatened to de-fund if elected) is truly independent, rather than being a propaganda tool (even if unintentionally) for the government.
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