Where's Linda Leatherdale's byline-stealing ass? Oh wait - the Sun isn't saying.

That's odd, I never considered Travis Dhanraj to be on the conservative side of the spectrum.  When he was at Global News and when he did some reporting for AM640/Q107 I always thought he was pretty rough on Doug Ford and the conservatives during COVID.  In fact during the COVID press conferences at times he seemed almost hostile to Ford.  He also gave Patrick Brown grief when he was leader of the PC's. 

I didn't watch his Canada Tonight show much on CBC News Channel and overall I wasn't really that impressed with either him or the show.  Topics he was covering and his guests didn't really interest me that much whenever I took the time to watch.  Maybe ratings for his program were not good?

Ian Hanomansing to me is a better choice for 8pm timeslot on the network.  Ian seems to me to be fair and usually right up the middle in his style.

If he sues CBC, it will be interesting to see what he says, and if CBC was trying to direct him to have a certain position in his reporting and interviews.

 

paterson1 wrote:

That's odd, I never considered Travis Dhanraj to be on the conservative side of the spectrum.  When he was at Global News and when he did some reporting for AM640/Q107 I always thought he was pretty rough on Doug Ford and the conservatives during COVID.  In fact during the COVID press conferences at times he seemed almost hostile to Ford.  He also gave Patrick Brown grief when he was leader of the PC's. 

I didn't watch his Canada Tonight show much on CBC News Channel and overall I wasn't really that impressed with either him or the show.  Topics he was covering and his guests didn't really interest me that much whenever I took the time to watch.  Maybe ratings for his program were not good?

Ian Hanomansing to me is a better choice for 8pm timeslot on the network.  Ian seems to me to be fair and usually right up the middle in his style.

If he sues CBC, it will be interesting to see what he says, and if CBC was trying to direct him to have a certain position in his reporting and interviews.

 

Travis was not far-left for trudeau's CBC.
Lets hope Canada tonight servives.

He's gone. What a garbage organization the CBC is.

Former CBC top host, Travis Dhanraj, calls CBC “A place where asking hard questions - about tokenism masquerading as diversity, problematic political coverage protocols, and the erosion of editorial independence - became a career-ending move."

Ian Hanomansing's program is much better than Canada Tonight with Travis Dhanraj.  A better program and  host IMO. 

Binson Echorec wrote:

paterson1 wrote:

A better program and  host IMO. 

I don't know if it's a better show but agreed on the better host part. Dhanraj at least had a studio, Hanomansing broadcasts from the middle of the office space - it's a weird look for the guy who was rumoured to be the one to take over from Peter.
 

Ian Hanomansing should have been Peter Mansbridge’s replacement from the beginning. However, having Adrienne Arsenault as the solo anchor instead of the 3 or 4 anchor rotation they had is much better, and she’s an excellent presenter in her own right.

I wonder if Ian Hanomansing even wanted to leave Vancouver for that gig. Also wonder if it weren’t for whatever pension plan CBC has for him when he retires, he would have jumped ship to Global National when Kevin Newman left.

Also IIRC the timeslot that CBCNN’s Canada Tonight was in was Ian’s old timeslot when he anchored CBCNN from Vancouver. He just happens to have returned to his old timeslot.

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An open letter from Dhanraj. Talk about a) standing up for your beliefs and b) throwing your career away. Who would hire him now?

As far as I know, Ian Hanomansing  has not brought on far right conspiracy theorists like Brian Lilley and Lara Trump.  Sure be Conservative but if you bring on people like this on,  maybe Rebel News is more suitable for Travis. 

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There's airing people whose views you don't like, and then there's airing views of people everybody already knows has odious views.
That is not fair journalism, that is just putting on obnoxious people whose views are already well known by most people.
People like Brian Lilley or Laura Trump already have their audiences and their supporters.
They know where to go to get their "fix" of their favorite commentators.
The CBC does not have to do them any favors by bringing them on to appear to be "fair"
And puh-leez, Danrahj's line "They Tried to Crush Me But I'm Still Standing," 
What a laughable victim's complex.
Nobody cares man.
You're not Nelson F%$#& Mandela.

 

 

This article is from the Canadian Taxpayers' Federation. I wonder if it will help bolster Dhanraj's case against the CBC, when he claims they aren't as transparent as he thinks they should be. 

CBC caught trying to keep Canadians in the dark 

Wow, the Sun and the National Post have similar opinions. Who knew?

I see nothing hugely wrong with having right-wing and even fairly far-right pundits on for discussions, just as I have no serious problem with having representation from the Left. SO LONG AS ... they're mixed into the same conversations so they're actually challenged rather than rah-rah! Get a real conversation going that's adeptly moderated. With one of the ground rules for participation being that any participant who interrupts and doesn't actually listen to the others is muted and never invited back. It would, of course, be ideal to find people who are thoughtful and not motor-driven by ideology.

paterson1 wrote:

Any journalist who has something negative to say about CBC is pretty much guaranteed space in the National Post/Sun Media.  Always find it interesting when the Post/Sun from time to time like to talk about how poorly CBC TV does in ratings and revenue.  I wonder if anyone will delve into the circulation of the National Post and Sun Newspapers?  How are they doing?  The papers seem a bit skinny.  I am sure ad revenue and the circulation is robust.. and growing ....

 I subscribe to the Sun now as all the neighbourhood newspaper boxes [not just the Sun] have vanished. It is no longer "the little paper that grew" For some time now the Monday-Saturday editions are always exactly 24 pages. Gone from the sports pages are the nightly scoring summaries for NHL games and the mammoth NFL game wrapup coverage on Monday mornings have been replaced by several paragraph sized AP game synopsis. I think because of rising production costs and reduced ad revenue, Post Media has decided that once those 24 pages are filled, that is it.

This leaked audio from a meeting with Travis Dhanraj and CBC brass is over a social media post he sent out criticizing then CBC president Catherine Tait. 

According to the National Post:

"His post on X said: “At a time when the public broadcaster is under increasing scrutiny and when transparency is needed,” CBC’s president Catherine Tait had been asked to appear on his show. “We wanted to discuss new budget funding, what it means for jobs & the corporation’s strategic priorities ahead. Our request was declined. This is unfortunate.”

Leaked audio of CBC disciplinary meeting with former TV host Travis Dhanraj

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