Sadly, I suspect a lot of young people are being taught this type of 'critical thinking' in their post-secondary institutions, too.


PJ

This just in - a new memo from the CBC orders their reporters to change the phrase "World War II" to "A Second Global Disagreement."

Just who is he trying not to offend? 
You can get your fill of Basem Boshra from his days at the Montreal Gazette.

https://montrealgazette.com/author/basemboshra/ 

paterson1 wrote:

Not to get into conspiracy theories BUT...on the Ben Mulroney show today one of his guests floated the theory that this story has suddenly appeared courtesy of government interference south of the border and soon after trade negotiations broke down.  This was done to try and whip up anti CBC and Liberal sentiments within the harder right in Canada who dislike CBC and public broadcasting and some that are fence sitters regarding Trump and the tariffs.

No doubt it is possible that CBC initially was hesitant to call it a terrorist attack but it doesn't sound like it lasted very long if in fact reporters on air were not using the term.  What is in a memo and what ends up on air often are two different things.  And any reports or news conferences that CBC ran from US media on 9/11 would have referred to the disaster as a terrorist attack. Ben's guest also said that people sympathetic to this Post Media story were claiming that CBC still wasn't calling 9/11 a terrorist attack.  This is not true.  

None of us can confirm or deny the existence of this memo, but the author of the piece, Warren Kinsella, was asked on air point blank if he'd seen the document. He said, without hestitation, that he had. I believe him.

The real proof will come on Sept. 11, 2026, when the CBC covers the 25th anniversary. If none of their reporters, anchors or guests use the term "terrorists" at any time during the hours-long coverage, then I guess we'll know for sure.

Unfortunately, you can't judge what they did 24 years ago with what they'll do now. New people are in charge and they bring in new policies. Times have changed in these more politically correct days and we know CBC is very sensitive to those issues. Terms they used then, such as those to describe the Indigenous, as an example, would be unthinkable today.

The only proof will come on coverage day and whether they step this dumb idea back due to all the bad publicity. My hope is they will. 

But whatever they decide, the damage to the Corp.'s reputation may be already done. This story has now appeared everywhere, including the New York Post, Mediaite and other popular online sites. Even if they decide to reverse the plan, the publicity is already out there. 

BowmanvilleBob wrote:

How about what they said five years ago then?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/9-11-20th-anniversary-ceremony-1.6172463

The nature of today’s news cycle means this story will likely be forgotten within 72 hours, except by those who’s hate for the CBC seems so deep-seated that nothing will likely ever change their minds.

If it's a new regime, you never know what to expect. So what they did 5 years ago may not be relevant today. If we haven't learned that from what's going in the White House, we never will.

Let's wait and see what they do on the day in question before this question is answered. It's my hope they do the right thing and ignore this idiotic edict. 

CBC is woke.  Canadians are broke.  Have a toke.  What a joke.

Walter wrote:

CBC is woke.  Canadians are broke.  Have a toke.  What a joke.

And what's the left's upsesion with islam and third-world refugees?
What about sikhs, hindus, jews, and christian minorities in islamic countries?
But no, the leftist media never or rarely catters to them.

Fitz wrote:

Scarboroughbluffsradiof99 wrote:

Walter wrote:

CBC is woke.  Canadians are broke.  Have a toke.  What a joke.

And what's the left's upsesion with islam and third-world refugees?
What about sikhs, hindus, jews, and christian minorities in islamic countries?
But no, the leftist media never or rarely catters to them.

Mr Bluffs, what are you talking about. When Zoran Mamdani was elected major of NY, the Marc Levin and Laura Loomers of the world were predicting the imposition of Sharia Law and the coming of the new Jihad. His approval rating right now in NY is close to 70%. That 70 % includes Christians, Jews and Muslims. Have the forces of Commie Jihad overtaken NY ?

Mamdani by the way is Shia Muslim and Shias have been opposed to organizations like Isis and al-Queda. Both organizations have taken many Shia lives. 
 

I knew he was ismaili, but why does he support hamas and other tarorist organisations?
I almost thoght he converted to suni or wahab, or his parents were 1 of the few african indian fundimentalists by the way he acts.
Ishmailis are 1 of the few muslim immigrant groups, other than indian muslims from india, some pakistani muslims, albanian and bosnian muslims, and iranian muslims that don't have horable islamic beleefs.
I'm also predicting sharia in canada.
The muslims will make all of us convert, I'm not converting to islam, I might just have to learn hungarian or polish and move there.
The only islam I might convert to is ismaili or european islam.

Last edited by Scarboroughbluffsradiof99 (August 28, 2026 11:10 am)

Scarboroughbluffsradiof99 wrote:

Fitz wrote:

Scarboroughbluffsradiof99 wrote:

And what's the left's upsesion with islam and third-world refugees?
What about sikhs, hindus, jews, and christian minorities in islamic countries?
But no, the leftist media never or rarely catters to them.

Mr Bluffs, what are you talking about. When Zoran Mamdani was elected major of NY, the Marc Levin and Laura Loomers of the world were predicting the imposition of Sharia Law and the coming of the new Jihad. His approval rating right now in NY is close to 70%. That 70 % includes Christians, Jews and Muslims. Have the forces of Commie Jihad overtaken NY ?

Mamdani by the way is Shia Muslim and Shias have been opposed to organizations like Isis and al-Queda. Both organizations have taken many Shia lives. 
 

I knew he was ismaili, but why does he support hamas and other tarorist organisations?
I almost thoght he converted to suni or wahab, or his parents were 1 of the few african indian fundimentalists by the way he acts.
Ishmailis are 1 of the few muslim immigrant groups, other than indian muslims from india, some pakistani muslims, albanian and bosnian muslims, and iranian muslims that don't have horable islamic beleefs.

No he never converted to Sunni. There is more than one sect of Shia and he is not Ismaili.  He does not support terrorist organizations. Please do some thorough research before painting people with a broad brush. 

Answer one question, have a look at a recent Sienna University poll. Why do 69 % of New Yorkers favor him and please be careful when you deride an entire people with terms like horrible.

I'm sorry but what you have written is pure racist bull and I am not a religious person.
 

Fitz wrote:

Scarboroughbluffsradiof99 wrote:

Fitz wrote:

Mr Bluffs, what are you talking about. When Zoran Mamdani was elected major of NY, the Marc Levin and Laura Loomers of the world were predicting the imposition of Sharia Law and the coming of the new Jihad. His approval rating right now in NY is close to 70%. That 70 % includes Christians, Jews and Muslims. Have the forces of Commie Jihad overtaken NY ?

Mamdani by the way is Shia Muslim and Shias have been opposed to organizations like Isis and al-Queda. Both organizations have taken many Shia lives. 
 

I knew he was ismaili, but why does he support hamas and other tarorist organisations?
I almost thoght he converted to suni or wahab, or his parents were 1 of the few african indian fundimentalists by the way he acts.
Ishmailis are 1 of the few muslim immigrant groups, other than indian muslims from india, some pakistani muslims, albanian and bosnian muslims, and iranian muslims that don't have horable islamic beleefs.

No he never converted to Sunni. There is more than one sect of Shia and he is not Ismaili.  He does not support terrorist organizations. Please do some thorough research before painting people with a broad brush. 

Answer one question, have a look at a recent Sienna University poll. Why do 69 % of New Yorkers favor him and please be careful when you deride an entire people with terms like horrible.

I'm sorry but what you have written is pure racist bull and I am not a religious person.
 

But, let me understand this.
How am I a racist?
I love pakistani, indian, and iranian muslims because they don't take there bad fundimentalist beleefs from there home countries with them to canada.
As far as I know, pakistani and indian muslims are not white skinned.
To me, its not about looks, its about values, and sharia and hamas and comunism are unwelcomed here.
Why did yugoslavs and ethiopians immigrate here?
They wanted to get away from strict governments, not relive it.

Last edited by Scarboroughbluffsradiof99 (August 28, 2026 11:32 am)

RadioActive wrote:

That last comment is way over the top. There is no evidence of "forced conversion" with Muslims in this country or any other in this part of the world. I'm not sure what your obsession with this topic is (you've commented on it before) but I would appreciate if we call a halt to this here, before it goes even farther. You're welcome to your beliefs. But when they veer into hate speech, I won't have them here. And it has nothing to do with radio or TV in Ontario or Western New York. 

Thanks. 

Agreed and thank you. I forgive  Mr Bluffs as I know he has a disability that may be a hindrance.
 

I have no memory (or proof) that Ms. Tait ever issued such an order about using the word "terrorist." And I strongly suspect you don't either, mainly because it never happened. This is a new regime and a new memo and the one thing we can agree on is hoping it gets ignored by the on air staff there or get rescinded before it happens. Again, we won't know for sure until it actually does or doesn't happen. 

The other false but enduring reports you cite have nothing to do with the CBC or its management, nor to my knowledge have they ever reported them as fact. It's the usual gang of idiots on the Internet, who have no credibility.

Fitz wrote:

Scarboroughbluffsradiof99 wrote:

Fitz wrote:

No he never converted to Sunni. There is more than one sect of Shia and he is not Ismaili.  He does not support terrorist organizations. Please do some thorough research before painting people with a broad brush. 

Answer one question, have a look at a recent Sienna University poll. Why do 69 % of New Yorkers favor him and please be careful when you deride an entire people with terms like horrible.

I'm sorry but what you have written is pure racist bull and I am not a religious person.
 

But, let me understand this.
How am I a racist?
I love pakistani, indian, and iranian muslims because they don't take there bad fundimentalist beleefs from there home countries with them to canada.
As far as I know, pakistani and indian muslims are not white skinned.
To me, its not about looks, its about values, and sharia and hamas and comunism are unwelcomed here.
Why did yugoslavs and ethiopians immigrate here?
They wanted to get away from strict governments, not relive it.

Actually if you go to Northern Pakistan many people there are faired skinned as are some in Kashmir and India, You may not be aware but you can find people with light hair and blue eyes.

Here is one of many such peoples:




 

A lot of them don't come to canada.
Most i've met were from karachi, which is not a fundimentalist city unlike places in afghanistan.
But, back on the cbc topic, the cbc neads restructuring instead of defunding.
I apresiate the cbc, but I cant relate to and don't realy like its news content as of resent.
I love cross country checkup and ontario today, but the cbc neads more right-of-centre voices on radio 1 and cbc news, and more genres on cbc music such as country, a deeper classical playlist, non-world music ethnic genres and music from more cultures, adault contemporary, and traditional first nations music, and east coast folk music and country.