Video: CBC At Issue panellist Bruce Anderson’s daughter works for Trudeau

During the telecast of last night’s At Issue segment, CBC host Peter Mansbridge disclosed at the request of Bruce Anderson that his daughter works for Liberal leader Justin Trudeau (watch here 2:30 mark).

Anderson does not elaborate in what capacity his daughter works for Trudeau but regardless it is a huge conflict on interest as not only does he appear on the CBC as a political expert, Anderson is Chairman of the polling company Abacus Data and part-owner with his brothers of the news aggregate National Newswatch.

I’ve asked Anderson about this conflict and will update if he replies.

h/t Bill Brasky

Trudeau caught lying on what he told his Liberal caucus about Senators

I won’t get into right now what a moronic move Liberal leader Justin Trudeau did today in announcing his Senate policy except to point out that his Senate leader James Cowan tripped him up badly.

This is damning evidence Trudeau told his caucus one thing and the media something else:

James Cowan, who had been the party’s leader in the Senate, says the formerly Liberal senators will continue to support Trudeau and call themselves the Senate Liberal caucus.

But when a reporter told Cowan the senators wouldn’t be able to fundraise or do anything connected to the party, Cowan seemed unaware.

“He [Trudeau] hasn’t said that … You’re saying ‘what he said,’ [but] that’s not what he said to us,” Cowan said.

Earlier Wednesday morning, Trudeau told reporters that the senators could remain party members, but that was about it.

“As far as political operatives, these senators will no longer be, you know, Liberal organizers, fundraisers, activists in any form,” Trudeau said. (see here)

Sure didn’t take long for this to start blowing up in Trudeau’s face.

Also: Watch Harper respond to Trudeau today and tell me this is a guy with a worried caucus.

 

Global News reporter Keith Baldrey’s public apology to me

This was retweeted by Global News BC legislative bureau chief Keith Baldrey Jan 17th:

This was tweeted by Baldrey Jan 28th after I made an official complaint:

I have accepted the apology and retraction and will take no further action.

Media Party – 15 interviews given to Harper heckler

The above screenshot is from when PM Stephen Harper’s Israeli parliamentary heckler Ahmed Tibi was interviewed by CBC’s Evan Solomon – notice the picture of Yasser Arafat on the window ledge behind him.

From the Jerusalem Post:

Ahmed Tibi became an overnight celebrity in Canada this week after he heckled Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper during his address to the Knesset.

Since heckling Harper on Monday, Tibi (United Arab List-Ta’al) has given 15 interviews to Canadian media outlets and has been invited to speak at universities in multiple provinces.

Tibi said he would go to Canada in the spring to lecture and give more interviews. (see here)

As Sun News’ Ezra Levant pointed out Tibi not only lied about the town not having water and electricity but is also a notorious racist and terrorist supporter (see here).

How sick is it when the Canadian media gives a huge platform to someone who supports terrorist organizations such as Hamas as long as they are anti-Harper?

CBC’s Sasa Petricic lies about lack of Israeli media coverage of Harper

You couldn’t find a clearer example of the CBC’s anti-Harper anti-Israeli bias than this article by their Middle-East correspondence Sasa Petricic:

But beyond Official Israel, Harper’s impact here has been minimal; his visit barely creeping onto the front page of any Israeli newspaper, especially the big Hebrew-language ones, or on radio or TV. (see here)

Funny, because that’s not what other Canadian reporters are saying like CP’s Michelle McQuigge:

Articles were plentiful in Israeli media, with pundits weighing in on both the content of and rationale behind Harper’s words.

But the unique nature of Harper’s address to the Knesset caught the attention of some U.S. media outlets as well.

News articles and blog entries on prominent sites such as the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post and the Economist captured the widely divergent reactions published in other parts of the world more closely connected to Harper’s words.

Israeli press was most positive about Harper’s speech, in which he accused those who blame the country for problems in the Middle East of being anti-Semitic.

The Jerusalem Posts’s extensive coverage of the well-received speech included an editorial celebrating Harper’s position. (see here)

And Sun News’ David Akin:

“Through fire and water, Canada will stand with you,” Harper told the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in a speech Monday for which he received a standing ovation.

That speech and his visit has been front page news for two days running.

The letters to the editor praising Harper were nothing like he’s likely ever seen in Canada.

The Jerusalem Post published a letter from Mattias Rotenberg: “What a breath of fresh air! What an example to the world! What a man of principle! What wisdom!” (see here)

CBC’s top Middle-East report caught flat-out lying but would anyone like to bet he’ll be fired let alone even reprimanded?

Update: I have now filed a complaint with the CBC Ombudsman

CBC’s Middle East correspondent Sasa Petricic description of the Israeli media coverage on Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Israel trip completely contradicts other reporters’ such as:

 Canadian Press’ Michelle McQuigge http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/national/Harpers+speech+Israeli+Knesset+garners+international/9413770/story.html

Sun News’ David Akin http://www.torontosun.com/2014/01/21/pm-stephen-harper-cheered-at-western-wall

I would like an explanation on how Sasa Petricic came to his conclusions when even a rudimentary Google search of Israeli newspapers proves his assertions to be categorically false.

I await your response.

Update: At least one other complaint has been filed against Petricic. Posted with permission (personal info removed):

CBC reporter Sasa Petricic’s January 22 blog post entitled “Stephen Harper’s visit garners scant coverage or praise from Israeli media” contains information that is misleading and wholly fabricated. The blog post in question can be found here: 

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/stephen-harper-s-visit-garners-scant-coverage-or-praise-from-israeli-media-1.2506242

While the writer asserts Harper’s visit garnered “scant coverage or praise” the opposite is in fact true. Harper was on the front page of the Jerusalem post, the largest English daily in Israel, three days in a row. This is evidenced by the following pictures: 

January 20: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BeZf1o8CYAA0XDw.jpg
January 21: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BefIC4-CcAInulX.jpg
January 22: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bej32qxCYAAXeux.jpg

Harper was also the subject of the main editorial in the Jerusalem Post on January 19 and featured heavily in the Jersusalem Post letters section on both January 21 and January 23. This is all verifiable on the Jerusalem Post’s website. 

Petricic’s assertions are simply false, and the fact that he included only negative editorial opinions of Harper from Israeli news sources speaks to a stark personal bias in his article. In truth, the positive reception of Harper in Israel outweigh the negative opinions tenfold. 

CBC journalists should be held to a standard where misleading and lying to Canadians should be out of the question. It was disappointing to see Petricic’s article to say the least.