Chilling.
NEW: CTV has cancelled an election fact-checking segment on their morning show in response to political pressure from the Conservative Party.
Sebastian Skamski, a senior campaign official for Mr #Poilievre denounced CTV News, saying their guest was lying directly to viewers & suggested that CTV News is working to help elect Liberals.
Despite Mr Skamski offering no evidence to support his claims, the network folded & cancelled the segment.
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CTV Cancelled a Fact-Checking Segment in Response to Political Pressure From Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives
Audio recording shows CTV cancelled an ‘election misinformation’ segment with journalist Rachel Gilmore after online backlash from conservativesPressProgress