“The fact that he has to run to American billionaires for support to attack Canadians says a lot about Mr. Poilievre and his values,” Trudeau said on Monday.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's hypocrisy is on full display as his government spends millions on promoting digital media literacy, yet he cannot handle a simple label on Twitter that accurately describes the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as "Government-funded Media".
This statement is undoubtedly true, as the CBC receives over $1.2 billion a year in government funds. However, Trudeau was incensed by Twitter's labeling and immediately tried to blame the Conservatives for delegitimizing "independent media organizations."
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“When they’re trying to attack a foundational Canadian institution, the fact that he has to run to American billionaires for support to attack Canadians says a lot about Mr. Poilievre and his values,” Trudeau said on Monday.
“I think it says a lot about the Conservative Party of Canada. They’re choosing to constantly attack independent media organizations, journalists who are working hard to keep Canadians informed and support our democracy.”
The controversy stems from Twitter's push to label state-affiliated accounts, including government-funded media outlets, to provide people with the information they need to judge whether they're being fed government propaganda.
Despite the seriousness of the issue, public broadcasters, including CBC, NPR, and PBS, threw a collective hissy fit when asked to be transparent about their funding models.
Last week, both NPR and PBS announced they would stop using Twitter due to the new classifications. In Britain, the BBC also lashed out over being branded as "government-funded," successfully lobbying Twitter to change its label to "publicly funded" since it relies on a TV tax rather than direct subsidies.
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