They Don’t Hate the CBC Because It’s Biased — They Hate It Because It’s Canadian Danny I.P. – No Retreat. No Surrender. April 8, 2025

Let’s rip the mask off this fake outrage once and for all:

The people screaming “defund the CBC” aren’t doing it because it’s biased. They’re doing it because it doesn’t bow to their far-right ideology. They want a country that only reflects them — their politics, their religion, their worldview — and when CBC dares to reflect the rest of us? They call it propaganda.

Meanwhile, they have zero issue with Rebel News — an unregulated, extremist echo chamber that peddles hate, misinformation, and conspiracy theories for clicks. That’s their idea of “free press.” But CBC? The broadcaster that uplifts Indigenous voices, funds Canadian film and music, broadcasts in eight languages, and reaches every corner of this country? That’s what they want to kill.

Why? Because CBC represents a version of Canada they’re trying to erase.

This isn’t about budgets. It’s about control. These same voices never suggest defunding oil subsidies, tax breaks for billionaires, or the massive propaganda machines that call themselves “alternative media.” No — they only go after public media. The kind that belongs to all of us.

They say “make it user-pay.” Would they say the same for schools? Hospitals? Libraries? Or is it just institutions that reflect diversity, truth, and public accountability that should be sold off to the highest bidder?

They don’t want to “save your tax dollars.” They want to silence a network that tells the truth, funds the arts, serves rural communities, and reflects a country that’s proudly diverse, progressive, and real.

So no — we’re not defunding the CBC.

We’re defending it.

We’re funding it better.

We’re fighting for the Canada it reflects.

If you don’t like it? Don’t watch. But don’t pretend your tantrum is patriotism.

Because we see right through it.

Save CBC. Save Canadian culture. Save the soul of this country.

Sources:

• “Why Public Broadcasting Still Matters,” The Walrus, 2024.

• “The Role of CBC in Promoting Canadian Arts and Culture,” Canadian Heritage Review, 2023.

• “Rebel News: From Fringe to Radicalization Hub,” Toronto Star, 2023.

• “How CBC Serves Rural, Indigenous, and Multilingual Communities,” CBC/Radio-Canada Impact Report, 2024.