More CBC Bashing

The Conservatives have continued their war against the CBC. Except it seems that the words slipped out of Immigration Minister Jason Kenney's mouth. He said, "The CBC lies all the time. What media are you with?" This was in answer to the Canadian Press asking him questions on Bev Oda.

She allegedly misled the House by lying about the order to defund KAIROS. First, she said that it was not her who gave the order to refuse the funding. Lately, she changed her story to say that it was her who changed the document. There is much debate on whether she should resign, her apology suffice or even if she misled the House of Commons in the first place. Of course, Minister Kenney had wisdom of substance to tell us on this issue: “The CBC lies all the time. What media are you with?” The Conservatives' use of the CBC as a red herring and scapegoat continues.

Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said Wednesday that Ms. Oda has apologized. When pressed by The Canadian Press on whether that was enough after misleading the House of Commons, Mr. Kenney shot back: “The CBC lies all the time. What media are you with?”

Read more at the Globe and Mail.

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Illegal Conservative Ads

Not only are the new Conservative ads unethical and lying, they are also illegal. Their new attack ads, while blowing things out of proportion and using out-of-context statements, also use file footage from CBC. The Tories did not ask permission to use the video. It's a requisite for the CBC to not provide this footage for political use.

Yet the Conservatives think that it is fair to use this footage without even having the decency to make a request. This kind of arrogance should not be tolerated. They are not entitled to use anything for the lies of attack ads they broadcast. The ads will backfire.

The CBC is demanding the Conservatives withdraw file footage from the national broadcaster that appears in new Tory ads targeting their political opponents.

Read more at the Globe and Mail. 

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I ♥ CBC

I found this petition at Let Freedom Rain. It calls for Stephen Harper to raise funding for the CBC to forty dollars for every citizen, as recommended by the committee for Canadian Heritage. The CBC is a true Canadian channel that runs Canadian shows promoting Canadian culture. It is important to keep it afloat. With the culture war from the Tories, always blaming and bashing the CBC. With Sun Media and its parent company, Quebecor Media going out of its way to attack CBC, we need more support for our national broadcaster. Please add your name to the petition below.

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