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Controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2024

    Criticism of Yerevan history documentary

    CBC was accused of promoting anti-Armenian propaganda through a documentary addressing the history of Yerevan. A related heritage documentary was subsequently nominated at the Around International Film Festival in Amsterdam, placing the controversy in the context of CBC's politically sensitive historical programming.

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  2. 2022

    WE Charity sues CBC for defamation

    Lawsuit filed

    WE Charity said it filed a lawsuit against CBC in federal court in Washington, D.C., alleging that CBC's reporting about its projects in Kenya was false and defamatory. These are allegations in the lawsuit, not a court determination.

    Stated objective. set the record straight for the thousands of children its donors set out to help

    Source excerpt

    • The case was filed in federal District Court in Washington, D.C. (No. 22-cv-00340).
    • This lawsuit seeks to protect those who depend on WE Charity's reputation.
    • WE Charity has commenced legal action against the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in response to false and misleading reporting by journalists Feb. 9, 2022Mark Kelley and Harvey Cashore in a series of stories alleging that WE Charity deceived its donors about its projects in Kenya.
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  3. 2021

    CBC faces backlash over disabling Facebook comments

    Public backlash

    In June 2021, CBC disabled Facebook comments on its news posts for a period of one month. The move drew public backlash, and reporting on the reaction noted that the hashtag #DefundCBC was trending on Twitter at the time. The coverage described the response as a controversy over the broadcaster's decision to turn off comments on its Facebook news posts.

    CBC faced public backlash after turning off Facebook comments on its news posts for a month; the article reports that #DefundCBC was trending on Twitter.

    Source excerpt

    • CBC has made the decision to turn off Facebook comments for their news posts for a month.
    • The backlash came quick and fierce, and as of this post, #DefundCBC is trending on Twitter.
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  4. 2021

    Federal Court dismisses CBC lawsuit against Conservatives

    Ruling

    Canada’s Federal Court dismissed CBC’s lawsuit against the Conservative Party of Canada over the use of CBC video in political ads; the court found the use fair on the facts.

    Source excerpt

    • CBC’s biased lawsuit against the Conservative Party of Canada has been dismissed by the Federal Court with the state broadcaster likely being on the hook for expenses.
    • “Weighing all these factors, the Court concludes that the Respondents’ use of the CBC Works was, on these facts, fair,” Justice Phelan wrote.
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  5. 2019

    CBC sues the Conservative party over video use

    Lawsuit filed

    CBC filed a lawsuit against the Conservative party, alleging that its use of CBC excerpts violated the moral rights of journalists Rosemary Barton and John Paul Tasker.

    Company response

    • Denial — Conservative party

      The Conservative party considers this a complete distraction in the final days of a tightly contested election, and we will dispute this lawsuit fully.

    Source excerpt

    • The lawsuit filed on Thursday.
    • The CBC is suing the Conservative party, claiming its use of excerpts from the broadcaster violated the “moral rights” of news anchor Rosemary Barton and reporter John Paul Tasker.
    • The lawsuit says the use of the material in a partisan way “diminishes the reputation” of the CBC and leaves it open to allegations that it is biased.
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  6. 2008

    CBC responded to complaints over Palin-related articles

    Company response

    Following complaints about articles containing unsupported assertions about Sarah Palin and others, CBC said it had erred in judgment and announced new editing procedures for future work on its platforms.

    Stated objective. To ensure that work inappropriate for CBC's platforms would not appear in the future.

    Company response

    • Remediation — CBC

      As a result of the complaints, new editing procedures have been put in place "to insure that in the future, work that is not appropriate for our platforms, will not appear," Mr. Cruickshank wrote.

    Source excerpt

    • As a result of the complaints, new editing procedures have been put in place "to insure that in the future, work that is not appropriate for our platforms, will not appear," Mr. Cruickshank wrote.
    • But he objects that many of her most savage assertions lack a basis in fact,
    • According to Canada's National Post, the CBC spun a mea culpa on Sunday, September 28.
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