CBC/Radio-Canada said it was wrong for Twitter to put a government-funded media label on the CBC account. .“Twitter’s own policy defines government-funded media as cases where the government ‘may have varying degrees of government involvement over editorial content,’ which is clearly not the case with CBC/Radio-Canada,” said CBC/Radio-Canada in a Sunday tweet. .CBC/Radio-Canada said it is funded through an appropriation which is voted on by MPs. Its editorial independence is protected in law in the Broadcasting Act. .It said its journalism is “independent and subject to our Journalistic Standards and Practices, as well as an independent complaints process through @CBCOmbud and @ombudsmanrc.”.Ontario Association of Radiologists President Dr. David Jacobs called editorial independence "not the same as unbiased editorials.”.“CBC's decision to sue the Conservatives in the middle of the 2019 election may have been independent, but it was extremely biased,” said Jacobs. .“While Canadians reflect on the CBC's merits, management should do the same.”.Canadian Taxpayers Federation Federal Director Franco Terrazzano joked about how the CBC should be defunded. .“I’ve got an easy way for CBC to remove the ‘government-funded media’ label,” said Terrazzano. .Twitter slapped a tag on CBC’s account on Sunday to designate it as “government-funded media." .READ MORE: Twitter labels CBC as ‘government-funded media’.“Now people know that it is (Justin) Trudeau propaganda, not news,” said Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre. .He called on people to sign the Conservatives’ petition to save $1 billion and defund the CBC..Poilievre said on Tuesday he wanted Twitter to identify CBC as government-funded media. .READ MORE: Poilievre asks Twitter to label CBC 'government-funded media'.“We must protect Canadians against disinformation and manipulation by state media,” he said..“And Canadians deserve the facts.”
