Former Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird says CBC News is spinning information once again in favour of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau..The state broadcaster said one of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's most prominent supporters praised Trudeau's political leadership during a conference on Tuesday, referring to Baird.."The Liberal Party’s publicly funded spin machine is back at it," tweeted Baird in a post quoting the story written by the CBC.."Political success does not equal competent leadership of Canada. @PierrePoilievre will be the next Prime Minister of Canada and end 8 years of Liberal waste, corruption, and incompetence.".Baird said his introductory remarks of Trudeau at the Australia-Canada Economic Leadership Forum in Toronto on Tuesday were “manipulated” by CBC, which quoted Baird as saying it was his “great privilege to introduce one of the most successful political leaders of our generation.”.“The CBC manipulated my remarks in an attempt to sow discord in the Conservative Party," said Baird..He then gave a endorsement for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre.."I support my friend @PierrePoilievre, our next Prime Minister, full stop," he said..Baird then included the hashtag #defundtheCBC..Twitter users were quick to fire back at the CBC because of the story.."Thought CBC couldn’t stoop any lower and they just proved me wrong. Shame on you CBC," one user said. "CBC is in desperate overdrive.".“This is exactly the kind of story that gives licence to partisan opponents of @CBCNews,” wrote David McLaughlin, the president and CEO of the Ottawa-based Institute on Governance..“Labelling a PM who has won three successive elections as ‘most successful’ is neither newsworthy nor a stretch. It was what used to be called a ‘grace note’ in CDN politics.”.Baird served as minister of foreign affairs from 2011 to 2015 in the cabinet of former Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
