Trudeau-appointed Senator calls out CBC for anti-conservative bias, execs deny allegations
CBC executives defended the network from claims it was biased against conservative voices, with the outlet's editor-in-chief insisting the state broadcaster has a “bias-free newsroom.”
During testimony before the Senate transport and communications committee, Senator Andrew Cardozo (Ont.) — a former Liberal Party organizer and Toronto Star contributor — said even staunch supporters of the CBC can see the network has a credibility problem.
“There is a sizeable part of the population that believes the CBC is biased, that it has a political approach, that it is preachy,” said Cardozo. “There are two or three people who do ‘fact check’ Opposition members more than they do government members, consistently and quite aggressively. Either you fact check everybody or you don’t fact check everybody.”
Lib appointee @SenatorACardozo says anti-Conservative bias by some @CBCNews journalists is obvious: "Either you 'fact check' everybody or you don't." https://t.co/RhGYDsLfS5 @ShaunPoulter pic.twitter.com/mMXTkvlKlT
— Blacklock's Reporter (@mindingottawa) October 22, 2025
CEO Marie-Philippe Bouchard denied any bias within the network, insisting that CBC’s independence is “protected by the Broadcasting Act and other instruments of the law.”
WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE: CBC is now so unbalanced that a Liberal senator, Andrew Cardozo, pointed out to the CBC top dogs that their fact checks are ONLY directed at Conservatives pic.twitter.com/n2wVwQswLr
— Sheila Gunn Reid (@SheilaGunnReid) October 22, 2025
CBC editor-in-chief Brodie Fenlon said the public broadcaster operates “the most bias-free newsroom I’ve ever seen,” adding that “we are called to defend our journalism, defend our standards, and we are held to account by an independent Ombudsman.”
CPC's @KerryDiotte asks the CBC president to explain why her own surveys indicate that Albertans and Saskies don't trust the CBC. She can't. pic.twitter.com/blBkfHmISx
— Sheila Gunn Reid (@SheilaGunnReid) October 21, 2025
At the Commons heritage committee on Monday, Conservative MP Kerry Diotte, a former journalist, asked Bouchard to produce names of the last five conservatives to appear on CBC in the last two weeks.
“I'm assuming that's possible,” replied Bouchard.
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Sheila Gunn Reid is the Alberta Bureau Chief for Rebel News and host of the weekly The Gunn Show with Sheila Gunn Reid. She's a mother of three, conservative activist, and the author of best-selling books including Stop Notley.
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Fran G commented 2025-10-31 17:03:29 -0400Hopefully their pensions arent so inflated that retirement pay would be what they make now. -
Bruce Atchison commented 2025-10-22 21:52:27 -0400Defund the CBC and let it either reform itself or die.
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Bernhard Jatzeck commented 2025-10-22 21:35:27 -0400Imagine how much money Canadians might have if the CBC was shut down for good. Ah, but, then, all of its employees might end up on the dole, so it doesn’t really work out for us, now does it?
