A Statement from Canada’s Prime Minister,Mark Carney
Posted May 3rd, 2025 on Niagara At Large
Today (This May 3rd, 2025 , the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, issued the following statement on World Press Freedom Day:
“In this time of crisis, we must protect what it means to be Canadian. A strong, independent, and free press both defines and defends our values. My new government will protect reliable Canadian public forums, so we can tell our own stories in our own languages.
Prime Minister Mark Carney during a recent scrum with members of the news media and unlike Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, always making generous time for questions
“Central to this work is strengthening our public broadcaster, CBC/Radio-Canada, which has stitched this nation together, reporting from Corner Brook to Trois-Rivières to Whitehorse to Comox, bringing Canadians together at critical moments. My new government will also protect and fund more local news, including those with Indigenous perspectives.
“In a sea of foreign media and disinformation, we need Canadian voices more than ever.”
Doug Draper at work in the newsroom, back in the days when there still were newsrooms. file photo
A Brief Comment from Doug Draper At Niagara At Large – After all of federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre’s demonizing of the news media and vows to ‘defund’ the CBC, much in the way his political counterpart Donald Trump does with media south of the border, including his move to defund Public Radio and Television, what a refreshing change this is.
Prime Minister Carney’s stated support here for Canada’s public broadcaster, CBC, and his clear recognition of the important role free and independent news outlets play in a democracy bodes well for him.
It also lines up well iy with his pledge to defend and build a stronger Canada for all.
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Doug Draper, Niagara At Large
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