Former Conservative leader Andrew Scheer said it was right for Twitter to slap a government-funded media label on CBC’s account because of its connection to the government. .“There are some simple facts which should not be controversial,” said Scheer in a Monday video. .“Water is wet, Saskatchewan is cold in the winter, and the CBC is funded by the government.” .Twitter slapped a label on CBC’s account Sunday to designate it as government-funded media. .READ MORE: Twitter labels CBC as ‘government-funded media’.“Now people know it's (Justin) Trudeau propaganda, not news,” said Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre. .Poilievre called on people to sign the Conservatives’ petition to save $1 billion and defund the CBC..While none of these facts should be controversial, Scheer said in Ottawa, “pearls are being clutched and outrage manufactured all because for greater transparency, Twitter applied the government-funded media tag to the CBC’s account.”.Liberal MPs said this label is nonsense, an unwarranted attack, and a threat to democracy. .Scheer said the Liberals are acting this way because they benefit from the CBC. The CBC sued the Conservatives during the 2019 election, its president attacked Poilievre, and it carries Liberal messages. .Scheer concluded by saying there's “good news for all those upset and having fits about Twitter’s decision.” The government-funded label will not be around for long. .“After the next election, the Conservative leader will make sure it doesn’t get any tax dollars at all,” he said. .Poilievre said at his Axe the Carbon Tax rally in Ottawa in 2022 he would defund the CBC, which was met with thunderous applause. .READ MORE: Hundreds gather for Pierre Poilievre’s ‘Axe the Carbon Tax’ rally in Ottawa.“The room doesn’t seem undecided on that one, does it?” he said. .“That will save us a lot of money.”
