LaffyMar 18, 2025

👀🇨🇦“The Conservative national campaign director told media outlets Tuesday their journalists won't be allowed to travel with leader Pierre #Poilievre on his campaign plane and bus during the upcoming election, ending a decades-old tradition of reporters embedding with a prospective candidate to lead the country.” #Canada

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/conservative-reporters-campaign-trail-1.7487068

Conservatives won't allow reporters to travel with Poilievre during upcoming election | CBC News

The Conservative national campaign director told media outlets Tuesday their journalists won't be allowed to travel with leader Pierre Poilievre on his campaign plane and bus during the upcoming election, ending a decades-old tradition of reporters embedding with a prospective candidate to lead the country.

CBC
Show threadLaffyMar 18, 2025

2/ "The Liberals and NDP told media outlets they will allow journalists to travel with their leaders.

"Why does Poilievre's team feel like they need to hide him from the media and Canadians in the next federal election? He's the wrong choice at the wrong time," a Liberal Party spot told CBC News"

Show threadLaffyMar 18, 2025

3/ "Poilievre has had a fractious relationship with some media outlets, including CBC News, and has denounced some of the journalists that make up the Parliamentary Press Gallery.

He has vowed to defund CBC, if elected."

Show threadStacey Cornelius 🇨🇦Mar 18, 2025
@GottaLaff I don't know if the CPC fully understands how many communities depend on CBC Radio. Not sure about TV, but radio is important.
Show threadJo - pièce de résistanceMar 18, 2025
@StaceyCornelius @GottaLaff it’s literally the only free tv entertainment available if you are poor and it’s got great content that is heavy on Canadian culture. You’d think it representing Canada so well he’d appreciate it, celebrate it. But he hates it *because* it’s full of diversity and representation.
Show threadStephen Rees Mar 18, 2025

@JoBlakely @StaceyCornelius @GottaLaff

There are also other public tv stations such as Knowledge Network in BC, TVO in Ontario which are also free, but depend on support by viewers - a lot like PBS in the US

Show threadJo - pièce de résistance
@StephenRees @StaceyCornelius @GottaLaff
I totally forgot about tvo. Used to be a fan of Steve Paikin. Will add that to my list. Will check out knowledge network too. Thank you so much!
Mar 18, 2025 at 11:35pmWeb