Conservative heritage critic says a government led by Pierre Poilievre would ‘set journalists free’ from ‘cumbersome guidelines’ and ‘dictatorial editors’
Yeah sure, we should all just trust nonpartisan and totally unproblematic "news" sources like the Western Standard and Rebel News, isn't that correct, Ms. Tait?
Fuck these vultures trying to strip an incredibly valuable and highly ethical news source from Canadians. Their greed and partisan transparency would be laughable if it wasn't so frightening.
there's no greed in it. Their war on CBC is very real and for a very good reason: quality news and independence from shareholders/investors really threatens present day Conservatives' existence. US is their playbook where pretty much all news sources are reduced to billionaire's mouthpieces. If it's not Murdoch it's Bezos, etc. NPR is a drop in a bucket and they cannot afford to compete with Fox or CNN. So it's is not greed, it is control. Cons want the ability to domimate news space. With institution like CBC in place it is really difficult to achieve.
When Conservatives tell you who they are, believe them.
The state of US media is due to Reagan yanking the Fairness Doctrine in broadcast television. Look at the TV News landscape now. Don't let it happen here.
Agreed, let's weaponize all sources of news and information. That surely won't have any long lasting ramifications. These people are untethered from reality.