More of that censorship going around...

“Activist facet”? Surely you mean “holding politicians to account”? And what does her maternity leave have to do with anything?

67GreenRambler wrote:

She was a good general assignment reporter who was moved into Queens Park coverage after Richard Southern got himself banned from the tv studio for some reason. Mark McAllister was also handling QP but I guess they thought a woman was needed. Returning from Mat Leave, Ms Tina seemingly confused her employer with the CBC and leaned in on the activist facet of todays journalism or as many call it 'storytelling'.

In any event I think she will make a fine Communications Director for Olivia Chow's mayoral run.

Well, thank you for basically going all Rebel "News": on us.
 

Chrisphen wrote:

It would appear that politician buddies of Rogers execs don't like it when their flow of bullshit is interrupted by uppity women.

Yup.

Insolence? Why, because she asked politicians tough questions?

67GreenRambler wrote:

Capricasix wrote:

“Activist facet”? Surely you mean “holding politicians to account”? And what does her maternity leave have to do with anything?

That's when her insolence emerged; after the return to work (couldn't give you a date)
And pregnancy is, among many things, psychologically complicated. There are brain mapping alterations which may, for some, effect personality.

Let me guess: You've become a sudden expert on pregnancy.
 

Right-wing governments can't stand to be criticized or exposed for their own corruption, which Tina was doing a very good job at. Viewers saw what happened at City when Richard Southern kept going at Doug Ford (he got moved off the TV airwaves).

Ford is spending millions in taxpayer dollars running non-stop TV ads on all the major channels, trying to deflect from every scandal he's mired in (FOI retroactive bill to hide Ford's phone records, Dave Piccinni handing out millions to PC friends, another billion dollar slush fund with no transparency on how recipients are chosen, a dictatorial takeover of the educational boards, Ford government paying over $250,000 to Conservative-hired directors for 6 months worth of "work", etc). 

Guess who wants a cut of that TV ad revenue? CityTV. Ford spent $100 million of taxpayer money on these useless partisan government ads in 2025, according to the auditor general report. Would TV stations want a portion of that ad money in 2026? Sure. The price to pay to get in on that ad revenue?  Shut up your reporters about Ford, Piccinni, and Calandra. That's my take on it. Nobody knows how to shut down about critics of right-wing politics than the right-wing supporters. 


 

Paul Jeffries wrote:

Shoveling millions of dollars into the public broadcaster is another way of making a pile of shit party come up smelling like a rose.
PJ

Your comment & your refusal to abide by RA's long standing "no-politics bashing" plea both belong on "that pile".

Last edited by g121 (April 13, 2026 7:00 pm)

Paul Jeffries wrote:

g121 wrote:

Paul Jeffries wrote:

Shoveling millions of dollars into the public broadcaster is another way of making a pile of shit party come up smelling like a rose.
PJ

Your comment & your refusal to abide by RA's long standing "no-politics bashing" plea both belong on "that pile".

I didn't mention any party or public broadcaster by name. Just speaking in general terms.

However, if the shoe fits..
PJ
 

*chuckles* that's weak & doesn't fool anyone .. 

RadioActive wrote:

Credit to Toronto Mike, who unearthed this column published under the byline of Tina Yazdani. Does this mean she's found a new gig?

I saw some social media note of The Trillium. 

Must admit though, much loose and non-specific talk from varying members of this community forum in response to a specific post. Maybe Jesse Brown should engage his IP hunting prowess. 

For anyone who paid close attention during the chaotic period when Rob Ford was mayor of Toronto, then you know that what led to Rob's downfall was the news media. Doug Ford has clearly learned that the media, when it is doing its actual job of digging up evidence of politicians engaged in corruption or unsavory activity, can destroy a politician. Bev, below in her tweet sums it up nicely:



Rogers owns CityTV. Ted Rogers is also a well known supporter of Doug Ford (wait... a rich billionaire supporting a right-wing politician? Shocking I know). I'm sure Rogers also wouldn't want a Liberal or NDP government in power since they'd likely raise corporate taxes. I already mentioned earlier about the power of blackmailing a TV network by threatening to yank tens of millions of dollars of taxpayer-funded self-congratulatory TV ads. We'll see what Tina has to say herself as she's promised to talk more about her dismissal but I definitely don't think she was fired for stealing staplers out of the station's supply room.



More damning is the fact that at least two of her stories vanished off CityNews's site after her firing, both related to Ford and Calandra. In particular the one where viewers are informed that Ford is paying insane amounts of over $250,000 to insiders to take over director positions. Marit Stiles today posted about other cushy jobs handed out by Ford that pay even more than that $300,000 to $400,000. And for the record, Ford started hiring friends with huge salaries just prior to the last provincial election, probably to lock in their reward in case the PCs didn't get re-elected. How badly do you think he doesn't want the news media to report on this? 



Or that Tina reported on the fact that whenever the Feds give a large sum of money to Ontario, it gets shifted away from its intended purpose and into a different fund (much like the Dave Piccini scandal, managing a billion dollar fund that got caught handing out money to a hockey buddy or allegedly to Ford's dentist). This behavior goes back to the pandemic when Trudeau gave out billions to all the provinces for healthcare and Ford instead funneled the money somewhere else, which even the auditor general couldn't figure out where (this was all reported on the TV news by the way, Global National being where I saw it).

Ontario is on track to being half a TRILLION in debt, of which Ford is responsible for causing $116 billion of that debt through insane spending ($100 million on self-promoting TV ads, $70 million for those planned US TV ads, $250,000 to $400,000 salaries for his "directors"). Once you silence reporters like Tina or Colin or Richard Southern, by either firing them or relegating them to positions where they have no voice, you free up corruption to go unabated. That's happening down south of the border at unimaginable levels already, and yes, it's happening right here in Ontario at the same degree.

 

It's broadcast-relevant. Doug Ford is a former CFRB asset.

67GreenRambler wrote:

Well our Prime Minister was working for Brookfield Asset Management when they bought Nielsen Holdings so it's probably ok to target him anytime.

Regrettably he's not postpartum and therefore hysterical. Don't fear, he will deservedly get the noted coverage.

I do wonder which employment law firm will take her case...certainly not one advertising on Rogers stations.

I guess they want a stenographer covering Queen's Park instead of a reporter. Is Brian Lilley available?