I have seen some bloggers refer to the CBC as Pravda and I totally agree. The CBC is only surviving due to government funding. Due to this, they (on top of their socialistic journalism training) must pander to the government in order to survive. A commenter on the SDA blog (http://www.smalldeadanimals.com) raised the issue that they should be under the election gag law as it advertises for the liberals during the election. Excellent point Phil. Also note how the CBC has provided the government with the last two Governor Generals. How could you trust a government-funded newscast with Governor General appointees in-waiting? It is a conflict of interest.
I stopped watching or listening to the CBC years ago when it gave me heartburn and turned my stomach every time I turned it on. The only programs I watched were Royal Canadian Air Farce and This Hour has 22 minutes. However, I stopped watching those during the last election as well for the same reason. The outright bias displayed was outrageous.
However, last night, I tuned in (sucker for punishment I guess) and was pleasantly surprised. They took as many whacks at Martin as they did at Harper. The final shot was on This Hour has 22 minutes where the last monologue goes something like this (not word for word but the gist of it was this):
We congratulate Paul Martin on his campaign strategy of not doing much in hope that the Conservatives will screw up and say something like Mr. Martin's communication director did with beer and popcorn, or like his Ontario liberal Mike Klander did with his personal attacks on Olivia Chow, or like his finance minister did with the leak on the Income Trust scandal. Good job Mr. Martin.
Kudos where it is due.... it was a pleasant surprise.
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