This is so f'n funny!!! 
Liberals hate when sunshine illuminates them from the shadows. What are the complaining about? The truth? Yep.
Canada needs a free press. No wonder frick and frack are brainwashed.
Canada public broadcaster's Twitter account labeled '69% Government-funded Media'
OTTAWA, April 17 (Reuters) - Public broadcaster Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's (CBC) Twitter account was on Monday labeled as "69% Government-funded Media" by the social media website.
The Twitter label on the CBC site previously showed "70% Government-funded Media", but Twitter owner Elon Musk said the "Canadian Broadcasting Corp said they're "less than 70% government-funded", so we corrected the label".
CBC has said it will pause its Twitter activities over the labeling, a spat that has also drawn in Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Conservative rival Pierre Poilievre.
The Canadian public broadcaster's Twitter handle "@CBC" was labeled as "69% Government-funded Media", CBC's twitter account showed.
Twitter's help center page does not yet explain what this new label means. CBC did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
On Sunday, some CBC Twitter feeds started carrying the label "government-funded Media". CBC replied that it is not government funded, but is "publicly funded through a parliamentary appropriation that is voted upon by all Members of Parliament."
"Our journalism is impartial and independent. To suggest otherwise is untrue. That is why we are pausing our activities on @Twitter," the CBC said on Monday.
The broadcaster also said advertising helps cover its costs across all platforms.
Earlier on Monday Trudeau accused Poilievre of enlisting U.S. billionaires to attack Canada's public broadcaster, after Poilievre prodded Musk to label the CBC "government-funded."
Poilievre said on Twitter last week that he had written to Musk to request that the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation be labeled "accurately".
Poilievre, who took over the party last year and is campaigning to defund the CBC, celebrated the decision, saying on Twitter that "now people know that it is Trudeau propaganda, not news".
Speaking to reporters, Trudeau said: "Attacking this Canadian institution, attacking the culture and local content that is so important to so many Canadians, really indicates the values and the approach that Mr. Poilievre is putting forward.
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OTTAWA, April 17 (Reuters) - Public broadcaster Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's (CBC) Twitter account was on Monday labeled as "69% Government-funded Media" by the social media website.
The Twitter label on the CBC site previously showed "70% Government-funded Media", but Twitter owner Elon Musk said the "Canadian Broadcasting Corp said they're "less than 70% government-funded", so we corrected the label".
CBC has said it will pause its Twitter activities over the labeling, a spat that has also drawn in Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Conservative rival Pierre Poilievre.
The Canadian public broadcaster's Twitter handle "@CBC" was labeled as "69% Government-funded Media", CBC's twitter account showed.
Twitter's help center page does not yet explain what this new label means. CBC did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
On Sunday, some CBC Twitter feeds started carrying the label "government-funded Media". CBC replied that it is not government funded, but is "publicly funded through a parliamentary appropriation that is voted upon by all Members of Parliament."
"Our journalism is impartial and independent. To suggest otherwise is untrue. That is why we are pausing our activities on @Twitter," the CBC said on Monday.
The broadcaster also said advertising helps cover its costs across all platforms.
Earlier on Monday Trudeau accused Poilievre of enlisting U.S. billionaires to attack Canada's public broadcaster, after Poilievre prodded Musk to label the CBC "government-funded."
Poilievre said on Twitter last week that he had written to Musk to request that the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation be labeled "accurately".
Poilievre, who took over the party last year and is campaigning to defund the CBC, celebrated the decision, saying on Twitter that "now people know that it is Trudeau propaganda, not news".
Speaking to reporters, Trudeau said: "Attacking this Canadian institution, attacking the culture and local content that is so important to so many Canadians, really indicates the values and the approach that Mr. Poilievre is putting forward.
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Liberals hate when sunshine illuminates them from the shadows. What are the complaining about? The truth? Yep.
Canada needs a free press. No wonder frick and frack are brainwashed.
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