In the wake of Twitter labelling the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) as a “government-funded media” organization on April 16, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau criticized the Conservative Party, saying that it has repeatedly attacked the public broadcaster.
“I think it says a lot about the Conservative Party of Canada. They’re choosing to constantly attack independent media organizations,” Trudeau said on April 17 in response to a reporter’s question.
According to Twitter, the “government-funded media” label is used for outlets where “the government provides some or all of the outlet’s funding and may have varying degrees of government involvement over editorial content.”…