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Disgusted that Kevin O'Leary wants to be our Prime Minister? Thank Canada's public broadcaster.

| January 19, 2017

It's been one day since human sinkhole Kevin O'Leary joined the Conservative leadership race as candidate no. 14 and already the Canadian media is working to make it seem like this isn't a giant national embarrassment.

Konrad Yakabuski calls O'Leary a "change maker" and various media are reporting that his entry "energizes" a so-far tepid leadership race. Vice's Justin Ling hilariously tweeted yesterday "I, for what it's worth, think O'Leary is a generally smart guy who says smart things." God help us.

Fact check: Stephen Harper's bald-faced lies about the CBC

Nora Loreto

| September 30, 2015

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The claim: CBC/Radio-Canada is in trouble not because of cuts, but because their ratings are bad.

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Separating Evan Solomon's conduct from CBC culture is hard to do

I can imagine Evan Solomon preparing a pitch to the dragons on CBC's beloved Dragons' Den -- beloved by CBC itself. "I traffic in people of great power. That's my world," he says, repeating a line from a recent profile. Then he continues: I leverage these relationships -- make connections -- to orchestrate deals and I take a percentage. No labour or startup costs and the returns are huge. As you guys say, Greed is good. The dragons raise a few doubts over his public role and this biz on the side but they like it. They're in.

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The CBC should stop digging its own grave

Nora Loreto

| June 25, 2014

If you owned a local newspaper that was facing imminent destruction by a bunch of fascist zombies, would the looming attack influence your coverage?

I'd hope so.

If it were me, I would ensure that the newspaper had a steady stream of news about why the zombies needed to be stopped.

I would assume that people valued the newspaper and I wouldn't give space to fascist zombie apologists, or the fascist zombies themselves. I certainly wouldnt ask one of the zombies' most fascist philosophers to dress up like an average human and write an opinion piece.

OK, maybe this example is too obvious. What if the newspaper was going to be axed by the publisher, who also happened to be the town council?

Spreading a fossilized view of the tar sands

Robert Hackett

| January 27, 2014

It is lamentable that commentator Rex Murphy, who sometimes acts like a resident apologist for the fossil fuel industry, on January 17 devoted his weekly commentary on CBC television's The National, to undermining rather than encouraging citizens working against massive vested interests, for a habitable planet for future generations.

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Rogers Communications signs 12-year deal with the NHL

December 19, 2013

| The CBC will continue to broadcast Hockey Night in Canada while Rogers will have the final say on sports personalities and control all ad revenue from the games. We speak with columnist Rick Salutin.

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