Some of the bought & paid for media

[The Bread Guy]

except they could actually watch the news to ensure compliance instead of waiting for a filed complaint which generally means any corrective measures are too late

Considering the Council (industry-funded, voluntary & self-regulating - more from their "About Us" page here) covers (at last count) about 760 TV & radio stations (check them all out here, here and here), any ideas on how they might "actually watch the news to ensure compliance"? Easier said than done, methinks ....

unfortunately it seems within their mandate they can't act without a complained, heres an example from last year

CTV re CTV National News report (capital gains tax) · CBSC / CCNR

The CBSC is a national voluntary self-regulatory organization created by Canada’s private broadcasters to deal with complaints made by viewers or listeners about programs they have seen or heard broadcast on a participating station.

www.cbsc.ca

The number of complaints seem to ebb & flow from year to year according to their page

CBSC Decisions · CBSC / CCNR

The CBSC is a national voluntary self-regulatory organization created by Canada’s private broadcasters to deal with complaints made by viewers or listeners about programs they have seen or heard broadcast on a participating station.

www.cbsc.ca

 

[YZT580]

Considering the Council (industry-funded, voluntary & self-regulating - more from their "About Us" page here) covers (at last count) about 760 TV & radio stations (check them all out here, here and here), any ideas on how they might "actually watch the news to ensure compliance"? Easier said than done, methinks ....

The number of complaints seem to ebb & flow from year to year according to their page

CBSC Decisions · CBSC / CCNR

The CBSC is a national voluntary self-regulatory organization created by Canada’s private broadcasters to deal with complaints made by viewers or listeners about programs they have seen or heard broadcast on a participating station.

www.cbsc.ca

How about starting with the National in French and English and go from there one step at a time

 

[The Bread Guy]

How about starting with the National in French and English and go from there one step at a time

In theory a good start - if the Cosmic Butterfly Corporation was one of the voluntary participants.

You could complain directly to them …

https://faq.cbc.ca/hc/en-ca/articles/360044045414-How-do-I-make-a-comment-ask-a-question-or-share-my-opinion-about-CBC-or-Radio-Canada-programming

… but take it from someone who’s gone down a version of this road that you may not be happy with THEIR read of “fair & balanced,” either

 

[The Bread Guy]

Interesting range of headlines from the same litter of sound bites ...

Carney dismisses concerns Bill C-18 hindering local news outlets' ability to inform public — says just listen to CBC

Prime Minister Mark Carney dismissed concerns that the Liberals' Online News Act is hindering local outlets' ability to disseminate information to residents when they need it most, such as during wildfires.

www.westernstandard.news

PM vague on Facebook news ban but praises 'unbiased' CBC

This time it came out of the mouth of the prime minister. Mark Carney danced around the question and in the end, again, gave the impression that th.

www.vernonnow.com

Carney suggests he's considering rescinding Online News Act

Mark Carney suggested he is considering substituting or rescinding the Online News Act to ensure local news spreads wider and faster.

nationalpost.com

... and here's what looks like the entire answer from some guy who seems to track such things.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1952805329340907929

Could be a good pebble out of Team Red's sandal, but beware the "Walmart-ization" of news (bigger outlets able to get better deals from platforms, shutting out smaller outlets) & the potential (further) shrinkage of local news. We'll see ...