Canada\u0027s national broadcaster\u0027s pretences to neutrality are laughable
I also note the strange what-is-CBC-thinking Drag Kids documentary. Featuring two nine-year olds and two 11-year olds, it is festooned on the CBC publicity site with this alluring sub-headline: “A daring and touching portrait of four kids chasing freedom and friendship through the art of drag.”
Mr. Fenlon, how does this heavily promoted wander into slush “reality TV” translate into CBC’s mandate to unite Canadians? And do not plead that entertainment does not invade news, or that the executive choices of the entertainment department have no correlation with those of the news department. In this the CBC is — a word I despise — holistic. One part reflects the whole.Article content
Finally, though the list could easily continue, are there any major exposés in the works about the prime minister, who simultaneously is Calvinist on carbon emissions and libertine on travelling by government jet? Too much to hope for, I would guess.Article content
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