Why is the head of the CBC picking a fight with Pierre Poilievre?
CBC/Radio-Canada president Catherine Tait is a magnet for controversy. Since she took the helm of the public broadcaster in 2018, she has waded into political debates that most of her predecessors would have religiously avoided in the name of protecting the CBC’s independence.raison d’être
Ms. Tait must realize that it is more than a little unsettling for Canadians to hear the head of the CBC express political opinions that could raise doubts about the public broadcaster’s neutrality. The president sets the tone for the organization. If the top brass is in open conflict with the federal opposition leader, it may colour how Canadians perceive the CBC’s political coverage.
Any thinking Canadian understands that latter statement to be a gross exaggeration of what happened in Ottawa. A group called Canadian Unity did circulate a memo during the protest calling on Governor-General Mary Simon and the Senate to force the federal government and provinces to lift all COVID-19 restrictions. But most people recognized the manifesto as an unserious, if not laughable, proposition that was roundly dismissed by other protesters. Canada Unity soon withdrew its own memo.
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