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CBC is suddenly interested in the violations of the fundamental principles of justice? Fyi CBC is the media organ of Canada's public service (and by extension the liberal party) and not an unbiased news source, be careful how you read any conclusion drawn about who is in the wrong politically.

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Original articles were from french language papers in quebec.

Is CBC really seen like that in Canada? Australia’s counterpart, the ABC, is a beloved institution that gains much of its respect from espousing its political independence (despite attacks from the right wing media and whoever is in power on a given day). Of course they will seek to further the nation’s cause, but they avoid political favouritism wherever possible.

I'd say it varies. I think CBC is acknowledged as heavily Liberal / progressive leaning, in what they select to cover (as well as the shows they have), but a lot of Canadians have the same biases. Amongst conservatives, the CBC is basically reviled and there is always a movement to defund or get rid of it going on.

Personally, I think in the last few years it's crossed the line from just left leaning into being a propaganda organ as my GP comment said, and it needs to be called out as such. There was an article on here not long ago about a CBC reporter Tara Henley quitting and going to substack because of how political CBC had become.

Incidentally, all Canadian news media sucks, like everything else in Canada, we have very little choice and everything is basically the same even if it claims to be different. I would not consider any Canadian newspaper / newscast to be worth paying attention to, and get Canadian news from BBC

I usually like to read both sides of the editorial lines and as for CBC, both English and French sides as they don't always carry the same news.

This fits my perception as well.

I'd also add that the political compasses and candidate choosers have been a place where you can see the leftward lean. I think it is a similar root cause to the coverage selection issue.

In The Righteous Mind, Jonathan Haidt talks about a particular failure mode that some people on the left exhibit when asked to fill in a political questionnaire the same way a conservative or libertarian would. I think that is what's happening here.

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