Conservative MP Andrew Scheer has launched a petition to defund Canada’s public broadcaster, citing concerns about CBC News’ “radical left-wing” content and its impact on the country’s media landscape. “More and more Canadians are fed up with the CBC’s radical left-wing agenda,” the petition website says. “There are also concerns that CBC’s online news presence is undermining the viability of Canadian print and online media, reducing the diversity of voices available to Canadians.” Scheer noted in his petition that CBC receives $1.5 billion in annual Canadian taxpayer money, despite CBC television being watched by less than 3.9 percent of Canadians and CBC News broadcasts attracting less than 1 percent of Canadians. Scheer’s petition has accrued over 3,800 signatories as of the publishing of this article. The petition comes after the recent resignation of CBC producer Tara Henley, who accused the public broadcaster of declining journalistic standards. The news broadcaster embodies …