Alberta Federation of Labour President Gil McGowan criticized the CBC's reporting on U.S. conservative activist Charlie Kirk's death, stating it lacked sufficient political context.

McGowan accused the broadcaster of creating a “false equivalence,” suggesting both sides are equally responsible for rising tensions.

On September 10, the same day of Kirk’s assassination, the CBC published a scathing column of the activist and podcaster’s Conservative beliefs, which included a slew of quotes taken out of context.

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Just listened to CBC radio’s coverage the Charlie Kirk murder. They made no mention of what’s obvious to even casual observers; namely that Trump and the MAGA movement have done MUCH more to create the conditions for political violence than the “left.”

— Gil McGowan (@gilmcgowan) September 12, 2025

McGowan criticized the broadcaster on social media for downplaying the MAGA movement's role in U.S. political violence, as reported by the Western Standard.

“They went out of their way to make it sound like both sides of the political spectrum were equally guilty and equally eager to cool tensions,” McGowan wrote. “This is a false characterization of the situation and amounts to journalistic negligence.”

He suggested, "The shooter appears to be a 'Groyper Army' member, a right-wing extremist group. This shows the culmination of toxic online MAGA hatred and stochastic terrorism."

WATCH: President Donald Trump addresses the Charlie Kirk assassination earlier today.

"He's a martyr for truth and freedom, and there's never been anyone who was so respected by youth. Charlie was also a man of deep, deep faith." pic.twitter.com/vJ44vfGGZE

— Rebel News (@RebelNewsOnline) September 11, 2025

McGowan then criticized Trump's claim that "the left" was responsible for the murder, arguing that omitting this created an incomplete narrative.

In a video statement, U.S. President Donald Trump criticized leftists for recent political violence. “For years, those on the radical left have compared wonderful Americans like Charlie to Nazis and the world’s worst mass murderers and criminals.”

Tyler Robinson, 22, reportedly admitted involvement in Kirk's shooting. Despite his Republican upbringing, evidence points to anti-fascist ties, including bullet engravings, roommate's messages, and his relationship with a trans-identifying person.

McGowan labour leader criticized the CBC's "timid" coverage of Kirk, contrasting it with more complete reporting from U.S. media.

Liberal-govt funded "anti-hate" professor Barbara Perry falsely claimed on @CBC that Charlie Kirk called for the "execution" of queer people

Perry has made a career peddling a secret list of 300 'far-right hate groups' in Canada

Where's the list Barbara?pic.twitter.com/SuCuiu9uv3

— Cosmin Dzsurdzsa (@cosminDZS) September 11, 2025

That prompted criticism from Conservative MPs, stating, “CBC has a hard time humanizing people they don’t agree with and … that’s a really huge problem in Canadian media.”

On September 11, “hate expert” Barbara Perry falsely claimed Kirk wanted to “execute” queer people. A spokesperson defended the guest appearance in an emailed statement to Juno News.

Kirk condemned selective quoting by citing a Bible verse, referencing Miss Rachel's Pride Month 2024 Bible quote about “loving thy neighbor.” He did not advocate for the execution of queer individuals, contrary to Perry's statements.

Perry also countered that Trump's remarks "irk" and "concern" her, adding that "polarizing language" from "both sides" fosters a "loss of civility" and "encourages violence."

Trump looks into RICO charges against George Soros over ‘radical left’ funding

Trump plans to investigate the Soros family for potential RICO violations.https://t.co/WNv2PJ572Q

— Rebel News (@RebelNewsOnline) September 14, 2025

On Friday, Trump threatened RICO charges against George Soros and his son, Alexander, for funding groups tied to liberal causes pushing “extremist rhetoric.”

U.S. extremism watchdog, the National Legal and Policy Center, urged Soros-funded Open Society Foundations (OSF) to stop funding activist groups like Indivisible and MoveOn, which are behind divisive anti-Trump protests.

“These events have been marked by persistent and dominant messaging, both from participants and organizers, that President Trump and his supporters are Nazis, fascists, authoritarians, white supremacists and worse,” the watchdog writes.

Chairman Peter Flaherty condemned OSF Chair Alexander Soros for his “emotionless condemnation on X of Kirk’s assassination.” He claimed Alexander gave the impression of being “indifferent to violence.”