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Journalistic Truth -- One Piece At a Time

The complainant, Gregory Duffell, thought a story on The National about Liberal cabinet minister Maryam Monsef was a journalistic failure. He considered it a “cover-up” to counter criticism of the minister...

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Headline Peril -- Hype vs. Accuracy

CBC News in Montreal published a story about SNC-Lavalin and illegal political contributions they had given to the Liberal and Conservative parties over a 7-year period. The complainant, Beverly Akerman,...

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Watch Your Language

The complainant, Kamran Moghbel, thought a reporter should not have used the colloquial phrase “kick out” to describe an incident in which a student was told to leave an exam for refusing to remove her...

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The impact of error - Assessing the damage

A CBC News Network story wrongly identified the gun used in the Orlando shootings, and said it was the same as the one used at Sandy Hook. The complainant, James Scorgie, pointed out the mistake and said...

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Fairness in Ford Nation

The complainant, Jacqueline Bell, thought that repeated use of the name of one candidate, Michael Ford, and references to the “Ford dynasty” on the day of a municipal by-election to fill the seat formerly...

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Olympic opening colour commentary

The complainant, Peter Adler, complained that Peter Mansbridge had injected biased and inappropriate comments into his remarks during the opening ceremonies of the Rio games. The political message was...

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Speculation as reporting - Proceed with caution

The complainant, Chuck Erlichman, thought an article about the issue of property rights in relation to the shooting of a young Indigenous man was irresponsible and could fan racist sentiment. The story...

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