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| | In addition to CTV itself, parent Bell Media also operates several CTV-branded media outlets, including the secondary TV system '''[[CTV 2]]''' (consisting of stations in smaller cities adjacent to and targeting the major markets), themed cable channels '''CTV Drama Channel''' (formerly the Canadian version of American channel Bravo), '''CTV Sci-Fi Channel''' (formerly Space), '''CTV Comedy Channel''' (formerly the Comedy Network) and '''CTV Life Channel''' (formerly Gusto) and online video on demand services '''CTV Movies''' (devoted to feature films) and '''CTV Throwback''' (focused on classic TV shows). | | In addition to CTV itself, parent Bell Media also operates several CTV-branded media outlets, including the secondary TV system '''[[CTV 2]]''' (consisting of stations in smaller cities adjacent to and targeting the major markets), themed cable channels '''CTV Drama Channel''' (formerly the Canadian version of American channel Bravo), '''CTV Sci-Fi Channel''' (formerly Space), '''CTV Comedy Channel''' (formerly the Comedy Network) and '''CTV Life Channel''' (formerly Gusto) and online video on demand services '''CTV Movies''' (devoted to feature films) and '''CTV Throwback''' (focused on classic TV shows). |
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| | Once a bastion for fair reporting in its newscasts, CTV, like the rest of the [[mainstream media]], has recently taken a turn toward the Left akin to the CBC and most of the American networks in its news reporting and has shown blatant [[liberal bias]] in certain reports it has filed. | | Once a bastion for fair reporting in its newscasts, CTV, like the rest of the [[mainstream media]], has recently taken a turn toward the Left akin to the CBC and most of the American networks in its news reporting and has shown blatant [[liberal bias]] in certain reports it has filed. |
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| | *In one report in which former [[The Rebel Media|Rebel News]] reporter [[Faith Goldy]] was viciously attacked and assaulted by far-Left [[Antifa]] rioters who showed up to crash an anti-illegal immigration protest in Quebec at the Canada-United States border and fight with the protesters,<ref>[https://www.therebel.media/media_s_true_allegiance_revealed_in_antifa_s_violent_attack_on_faith_goldy Media’s “true allegiance” revealed in Antifa’s violent attack on Faith Goldy] at the Rebel Media ('''Warning:''' Video contains coarse language and violence)</ref> CTV Montreal reporter Angela MacKenzie whitewashed the incident in her Twitter account by downplaying and minimizing Antifa's actions (including their calls to throw Goldy into moving traffic), calling them "counter-protestors" instead of the rioters and criminals they are (and even refused to identify them as Antifa) and used the leftist term "far-Right" (a smear term used by the Left to refer to conservatives) to refer to Goldy. MacKenzie's tweet drew immediate and heavy criticism against her on her Twitter account for her biased reporting<ref>[https://twitter.com/AMacKenzieCTV/status/997894252070817792 Angela MacKenzie: "Far-right blogger Faith Goldy makes an appearance and counter protestors push her out"] at Twitter</ref> and against CTV for selective editing of the video capturing the Antifa assault on Goldy.<ref>[https://twitter.com/faithgoldy/status/997891886554763266 Faith Goldy: "ANTIFA EVERYWHERE"] at Twitter</ref> | | *In one report in which former [[The Rebel Media|Rebel News]] reporter [[Faith Goldy]] was viciously attacked and assaulted by far-Left [[Antifa]] rioters who showed up to crash an anti-illegal immigration protest in Quebec at the Canada-United States border and fight with the protesters,<ref>[https://www.therebel.media/media_s_true_allegiance_revealed_in_antifa_s_violent_attack_on_faith_goldy Media’s “true allegiance” revealed in Antifa’s violent attack on Faith Goldy] at the Rebel Media ('''Warning:''' Video contains coarse language and violence)</ref> CTV Montreal reporter Angela MacKenzie whitewashed the incident in her Twitter account by downplaying and minimizing Antifa's actions (including their calls to throw Goldy into moving traffic), calling them "counter-protestors" instead of the rioters and criminals they are (and even refused to identify them as Antifa) and used the leftist term "far-Right" (a smear term used by the Left to refer to conservatives) to refer to Goldy. MacKenzie's tweet drew immediate and heavy criticism against her on her Twitter account for her biased reporting<ref>[https://twitter.com/AMacKenzieCTV/status/997894252070817792 Angela MacKenzie: "Far-right blogger Faith Goldy makes an appearance and counter protestors push her out"] at Twitter</ref> and against CTV for selective editing of the video capturing the Antifa assault on Goldy.<ref>[https://twitter.com/faithgoldy/status/997891886554763266 Faith Goldy: "ANTIFA EVERYWHERE"] at Twitter</ref> |
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| − | *In a recent press conference with [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] environment minister Catherine McKenna, CTV Ottawa reporter Mike Arsalides engaged in journalistic unprofessionalism by asking softball questions of McKenna while simultaneously belittling Rebel News reporter Keean Bexte, then was seen on camera putting on a smug and arrogant expression as he looked toward the Rebel News camera. Arsalides was also caught on camera interrupting and disrespecting Bexte when the latter tried asking tough questions of McKenna, following up on his disgraceful behavior after the conference by telling Bexte point-blank that "(he had) no credibility" and falsely calling Rebel News "fake news", then he started getting personal against Bexte by dragging Bexte's mother into his argument.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve89XeD7NlU CTV News reporter MELTS DOWN after Rebel News asks McKenna tough questions] at Rebel News YouTube channel</ref> | + | *In a press conference with [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] environment minister Catherine McKenna, CTV Ottawa reporter Mike Arsalides engaged in journalistic unprofessionalism by asking softball questions of McKenna while simultaneously belittling Rebel News reporter Keean Bexte, then was seen on camera putting on a smug and arrogant expression as he looked toward the Rebel News camera. Arsalides was also caught on camera interrupting and disrespecting Bexte when the latter tried asking tough questions of McKenna, following up on his disgraceful behavior after the conference by telling Bexte point-blank that "(he had) no credibility" and falsely calling Rebel News "fake news", then he started getting personal against Bexte by dragging Bexte's mother into his argument.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve89XeD7NlU CTV News reporter MELTS DOWN after Rebel News asks McKenna tough questions] at Rebel News YouTube channel</ref> |
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| | + | *On an episode of daytime talk show ''The Social'' (the Canadian equivalent of ''[[The View]]'') in November 2019, Friday co-host and liberal elitist Jessica Allen engaged in racism, sexism and bigotry when, while trashing the sport of hockey, she accused it of being played by "white boys" (despite the fact that Allen is white herself) and falsely labeled long-time ''Hockey Night in Canada'' co-host and analyst Don Cherry a "bigot" and a "misogynist" during a discussion over the fallout of the firing of Cherry from that program by the CBC for making comments defending Canada's military veterans, which liberal pundits falsely claimed were "racist" and "anti-immigrant" but were, in fact, deliberately misinterpreted and twisted out of context by those same pundits.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CVGwZr_zk8 CTV host's hockey-hating, “white boy” rant on Don Cherry goes viral] at Rebel News YouTube channel</ref> Allen was subsequently trashed on Twitter for her racist and anti-hockey comments (with a large number of posters calling for CTV to fire her from ''The Social'') after she first tried to dismissively blame those who criticized her for her comments and she refused to take responsibility for them,<ref>[https://twitter.com/jessieraeallen/status/1194420241658462213 Jessica Allen: "I hate to say it but a lot of you are proving the point I tried to make"] at Twitter</ref> then attempted to backpedal on the comments and offered a hollow, non-apology "apology" for them.<ref>[https://twitter.com/jessieraeallen/status/1194414141613707265 Jessica Allen: "I never said every white boy, just the ones whose unsavoury behaviour, which didn’t feel very Canadian, I witnessed"] at Twitter</ref> |
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