Marc Miller says CBC funding promotes 'social cohesion'
Sheila Gunn Reid and David Menzies discuss the Heritage Minister’s comments on state support for the broadcaster and what “social cohesion” means for free thought and media independence in Canada.
Heritage Minister Marc Miller told a parliamentary committee that funding for the CBC and other media outlets is necessary to promote “social cohesion” and counter disinformation.
Miller said a lack of support for the public broadcaster contributes to the spread of false information and weakens the bonds that allow Canadians to trust their institutions and participate in society.
The term “social cohesion” has been used in other countries, including China, to justify state control and suppress dissent. The role of the media is not to support the government line but to report truthfully.
Would the CBC be able to survive in a free market?
Miller’s comments are troubling, warning that framing funding as a tool for social cohesion risks government influence over content.
A free media should prioritize independent reporting and critical inquiry rather than serving as a vehicle for state-broadcast messaging.
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Stacey Perlmutter commented 2026-02-17 12:21:58 -0500He’s the reincarnated Joseph Goebbels (1897–1945) was a German Nazi politician and one of Adolf Hitler’s (Trudeau’s and now Carney’s) closest, most devoted acolytes. As the Reich Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda from 1933 to 1945, he wielded absolute control over German media, arts, and culture, effectively manipulating public opinion to support the Nazi regime (now the corrupt radical far left liberal regime) -
Peter Bradley commented 2026-02-16 22:55:44 -0500He was talking generalities. I would’ve asked him for a specific example of severe “disinformation.” I’m sure he could come up with one. But then we could examine it and determine for ourselves if it was truth or falsehood.
Second, I would’ve asked him how much the tens of thousands of Muslim immigrants are committed to social cohesion. Especially ask him how much the immigrants from the Gaza Strip are in cohesion with Canada’s Jews. What could the CBC do to raise the cohesion between them?
Finally, ask him for a report from CBC that shows their independence from the Liberal Party of Canada. -
Bernhard Jatzeck commented 2026-02-16 20:16:10 -0500Bruce, having no tolerance for dissent is a Liberal tradition.
I remember seeing part of one of the first televised Parliamentary sessions back in the late 1970s (Question Period, I think). While PET was talking, some backbencher spoke out of turn, presumably taking exception to what he said. Trudeau stopped, turned around, and demanded that the heckler identify himself so that he could get his butt kicked.
And, more recently, was there any Liberal cabinet minister who objected to what Junior did when the truckers were in Ottawa? -
Bruce Atchison commented 2026-02-16 19:21:48 -0500The government wants us sheeple to be good little boys and girls. This is what tyrants want. Marx Carnage is too used to being a boss so he has no toleration for back talk. That’s NOT the way to run a democracy.
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Bernhard Jatzeck commented 2026-02-16 17:51:09 -0500This sounds like the emphasis on “consensus” that one hears about in team-building exercises. In other words, go along to get along.
