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Written By Wyatt Claypool, Posted on March 31, 2022
The legacy media in Canada, whether it be the mostly government-funded CBC, or the more independent but still subsidized networks like CTV, and Global, has always claimed to be neutral purveyors of the news, and not Liberal propaganda.
The legacy media tends to be good at making their bias subtle but every once in a while the mask of objectivity completely falls off, and the Conservative MP for Lethbridge, Rachael Thomas, just made the media reveal its rabid Liberal bias with her recent statement in Parliament.
Worth noting: Conservative MP Rachael Thomas (née Harder) on Monday in the House of Commons said "many Canadians" hold the view that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fits the definition of a dictator. She did not cite a poll. pic.twitter.com/sczQpD7G5W
— Steven Chase 🇨🇦🇱🇹 (@stevenchase) March 29, 2022
Thomas simply cites the definition to the word “dictator,” and then states that many Canadians would see Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as a dictator and that public opinion about how the prime minister behaves actually matters when it comes to elections.
Members of the legacy media immediately went ballistic with even the Globe and Mail writer Steven Chase who originally posted the clip to Twitter complaining that she “did not cite a poll.”
Does Chase demand a poll whenever a left-wing politician makes a generalizations about what they hear Canadians saying? Of course not, but it is a cheap ‘gotcha’ response to deflect criticism of Trudeau.
Chase was not alone in his criticism, several other legacy media types showed up to attack Thomas for daring to even assert that many more conservative Canadians see Trudeau as someone who has authoritarian tendencies.
Criticize the LPC/NDP deal all you want, but this is irresponsible rhetoric from someone who was duly elected 6 months ago. https://t.co/KMvJMpcVpN
— Rosemary Barton (@RosieBarton) March 30, 2022
Oh God, she reads the Oxford dictionary definition of a "dictator." Is this satire? A parody of a party enduringly in opposition https://t.co/67HdFjN4st
— Robyn Urback (@RobynUrback) March 29, 2022
Who noticed her use of the 'white power' sign twice? pic.twitter.com/qF2cmTH0pf
— Shani N95 Komulainen🌻 🇨🇦 😷 (@shanikom) March 30, 2022
Not only were the members of the legacy media tweeting out Liberal Party spin to try and undermine Thomas’ point but they also wrote several articles to deliberately miss her point as well.
Even in articles not meant to be opinion, the coverage of what Thomas said is all about how “controversial” it was and how she has “courted controversy” in the past by doing uncontroversial things like questioning how COVID-19 deaths are being counted.
The legacy media’s bias is on full display, and the each and every legacy journalist covering this story is deliberately missing the point in the exact same way.
What they are doing is pretending as if Thomas directly called Trudeau a dictator or implied that Canadians seeing him as some sort of authoritarian means the label of “dictator” is 100 percent accurate. Thomas did not and her point clearly was that Trudeau’s beahviour is alienating to many Canadians and they see him as someone who does not respect the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, evident from his endorsement of “hate speech” laws, unjustified use of the Emergenices Act, and praise for the Chinese government.
Despite it being easy to understand the implications of Thomas’ statement the legacy media simply pretends to not understand how hyperbole works and act blind to the fact many in society see Trudeau as being an authoritarian.
The hashtags #TrudeauTyranny and #BlackFaceHitler have trended on Twitter multiple times, yet legacy media journalists cannot accept the premise that many Canadians see Trudeau as some form of a “dictator.”
Although this inaccurate coverage by the legacy media is indeed frustrating at the very least it exposes more Canadians to the overwhelming Liberal bias among members of the legacy media, and further destroys the perception they are at all objective when covering the news.
Wyatt is a student at Mount Royal University, where he is the president of its Campus Conservative club. In his writing, he focuses on covering provincial and federal politics, firearms regulation, and the energy sector. Wyatt has also previously written for The Post Millennial.
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A well written report. Thanks for your effort. It raises awareness.
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If the shoe fits…
I guess the legacy media don’t follow what happens ina dictator. Europe. Almost the entire EU parliament boycotted Trudeau’s speach because the said he was
He, and his cabal in cabinet, seem to meet the definition in Wikipedia.
A dictatorship is a state ruled by one dictator or by a small clique. (check)
Used almost exclusively as a non-titular term for oppressive rule (check, lockdowns+)
In modern usage the term dictator is generally used to describe a leader who holds or abuses an extraordinary amount of personal power. (check)
Dictatorships are often characterised by some of the following:
suspension of elections and civil liberties; (check, can’t leave Canada, block donations)
proclamation of a state of emergency; (check, unreasonable use of war act)
rule by decree; (check, order in council)
repression of political opponents; (check, pay off MSM)
not abiding by the rule of law procedures (check, ethics violations)
and cult of personality (check, I don’t understand how but yes)
Dictatorships are often one-party or dominant-party states (check)
Wikipedia
If the shoe fits…
questions covid deaths
in us to believe in it
they are counted correctly
which everybody knows
that they are not counted correctly
that the government is trying to cover up
to keep people under control
of their very own livelihoods
and the way people live
charters of rights and freedoms are taken away just about everybody in Canada about to understand it and how it works
especially here in Canada
and the unjustified acts of emergency
that was praised by Justin Trudeau
by the Chinese Government
that should not have been empathises
to the Canadian people Justin Trudeau admires china’s dictatorship
just to see him being authoritarian
well some and most Canadians
also same as a dictatorship for Justin Trudeau
Trudeau
a person entitled to a benefice but not required to perform its duties.
for oppressive rule (check, lockdowns+)
Trudeau taking power away from the people Trudeau too much power
stop absolutely with too much abuse of power
civil liberties check, ethics violations
you are a disgrace to the human race
We the people don’t need a POLL to know that nobody wants him re-elected!