Canada's media party feels threatened by the independent press
"We have the criticisms," says Malcolm. "They're biased... they're subsidized... [and] they're boring."
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Tonight, on The Ezra Levant Show, a longform interview with True North and Juno News Founder Candice Malcolm on the state of independent journalism in Canada.
"I hand it to her for braving the hurricane of opprobrium from the mean girls in the regime media," said Rebel News CEO Ezra Levant. "I don't get hurt feelings," claimed Malcolm. "I think I'm way beyond that now, Ezra."
Rebel News and True North were previously blacklisted by Ottawa's elitist Press Gallery. The feds also blacklisted both outlets from televised leadership debates in 2019.
Ahead of Poilievre’s press conference, his comms team announcing he’s only taking five questions from preselected media:
— Nathaniel Dove (@NathanielDove_) February 20, 2025
True North
Y Media SouthAsianDaily
Radio-Canada
Rebel News
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When asked why, his team just said “that’s what we’re doing today.” pic.twitter.com/R80gcR0AMe
Federal Court Justice Russel Zinn overturned the ban, calling it “troubling,” “procedurally unfair” and lacking in “discernible rationality and logic.”
The nine executive committee members, five of whom are employed by either CBC or the Canadian Press, accredit media behind closed doors.
"We have the criticisms," said Malcolm. "They're biased because they are all left wing. They're bought and paid for because they all get subsidized by the Trudeau Liberals," she added.
"But I think what's worse is that they're boring. They all have the same opinions—they're very milquetoast and don't want to ruffle any feathers."
COMMENTS
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Lance Humphries commented 2025-02-28 00:04:57 -0500Any government funding of media is an infringement of citizens’ right to a Free Press. Even Canadice’s idea, and any politician that does it is guilty Breach of Trust by a Public Officer.
You couldn’t possibly list them all, and what about newbies between elections being disadvantaged, and of Liberals get back in they’ll find a way to hi-jack it for the benefit of their friends etc.
Just get off the whole idea!! Also, I’m tired of ppl thinking they just do anything with our tax dollars. Taxes are to cover gov services – period!! That’s it! nothing more! As soon as you breach that principle it goes off in all kinds of wild directions that knows no bounds, as we see with the current Liberal regime!
Hard and fast rule – nothing beyond gov services for our tax dollars!! -
Bruce Atchison commented 2025-02-27 20:51:10 -0500I hope Juno News succeeds. Even so, I miss True North. Uniting forces is a good thing as it centralizes news gathering from two small outlets to a bigger one.
