CTF says it's "odd" for CBC to have upset reaction about government-funded media label

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) is calling out CBC/Radio-Canada for saying it was wrong for Twitter to put a government-funded media label on the CBC account..“It is odd to see this upset reaction to the ‘government-funded media’ label being put on the CBC," Alberta Director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation Kris Sims said.."The CBC is government-funded media. That’s like getting upset about a zebra being labelled as having stripes.".Sims said the Liberal government funds the CBC with about $1.2 billion per year.."It says ‘government funding’ in the CBC’s financial statements," Sims said..But CBC/Radio-Canada said it was wrong for Twitter to put a government-funded media label on the CBC account..READ MORE: CBC denounces Twitter for receiving government-funded media tag.“Twitter’s own policy defines government-funded media as cases where the government ‘may have varying degrees of government involvement over editorial content,’ which is clearly not the case with CBC/Radio-Canada,” said CBC/Radio-Canada in a Sunday tweet..CBC/Radio-Canada said it is funded through an appropriation which is voted on by MPs. Its editorial independence is protected by law in the Broadcasting Act..It said its journalism is “independent and subject to our Journalistic Standards and Practices, as well as an independent complaints process through @CBCOmbud and @ombudsmanrc.”.READ MORE: Poilievre says 'CBC frankly is a bias propaganda arm of the Liberal Party.Conservative Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre took a political swing at CBC News and the Canadian Press (CP) during a quick stop in Edmonton on Thursday.."Save taxpayers more than $1.2 billion per year and defund the CBC. The CBC frankly is a biased propaganda arm of the Liberal Party, and frankly, negatively affects all media,” Poilievre said..Poilievre recently called on Twitter to identify CBC as “government-funded media.”.Now that ship has sailed with the yellow checkmark on Twitter being added..“If this is a problem, there’s a clear way to fix it: stop government funding of the CBC," Sims said.