[canadiantim]

Simply take a look at the CBC’s latest debacle [1], where the CBC published an incredibly defamatory article against the premier of Alberta in the middle of an election. They of course just recently retracted it, but they will suffer no consequences. The CBC literally tried to pick the premier of Alberta themselves. This is just the tip of the iceberg. See also the Rosemary Barton lawsuits during the 2019 campaign for further evidence of CBC bias towards the current governing party.

The reason why the current liberal government looks quite monstrous even on the CBC tho is because they really are quite monstrous in reality and it’s finally starting to show. Just look at Bill C-18, who’s interests are they looking out for? Not everyday Canadians that’s for sure.

This is a government that on one hand says Meta is an evil foreign owned corporation interfering in our democracy and therefore will end all ads on Meta platforms, but on the other hand, made an exception for itself such that the Liberal Party of Canada will actually continue running ads on Meta because after all nothing is too evil if it helps get them elected. Rules for thee but not for me. A classic Canadian liberal party dynamic. Story as old as time.

[1] https://www.nationalnewswatch.com/2023/07/05/cbc-news-retrac...

[brailsafe]

Meh, that doesn't look good, but it does seem like due process was more or less followed, and it's not really unreasonable to think it wasn't a conspiracy imo, it's no National Post or Toronto Star, and they even posted a rather favourable piece on Pollievre last year.

While there is still some degree of bias, that seems like a reach to me, and I'm nothing but a lousy centrist.

[DropInIn]

You ignore all the instances of similar and worse under Harper though, eh?

[canadiantim]

What were the instances of similar and worse under Harper though? There's nothing comparable to the current liberal government - to say nothing of the $600 million slush fund for media organizations (so much for an independent press eh)

[DropInIn]

https://rsf.org/en/harper-years-tough-times-reporters-canada

https://academicmatters.ca/harpers-attack-on-science-no-scie...

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/canadian-scien...

They silenced Truth so they could push lies in order to maintain a war that was literally Criminal. They did the same to prop up the oil industry in the province Harper held history with and from which he personally profited and continues to profit.

They said "You're either with Us or with the Pedos" when people criticized an over reaching "justice" bill.

Again, those who oppose Trudeau now are almost exclusively those who were willfully ignorant and silent during the Harper years, mostly because they profited from the injustices which far exceeded those of Trudeau's government.

[DropInIn]

Oh and in case anyone didn't notice:

I left out the G20 protest response where they brutalized people who were being 100% peaceful, in complete opposite to the treatment of far right insurrectionists that were the convoy cucks...

I was there and hurt so it felt too personal to include as I presumed self bias, but on reflection it definitely should have been included.

Where were all these conspiracy theorist shit heads back when there was a real problem to fight against?

Oh that's right, they were trading heroes for gold, mistaking hot air for a cool breeze and exchanging a walk on part in the war for a lead role in the cage....

[brailsafe]

Seems like they're probably referring to muzzling Environment Canada