Habitual Platformer Of Fringe Guests, CBC’s The Early Edition, Interviews Two Anti-Israel Activists For Their Unhinged Allegations
Even by CBC standards, the Vancouver-based radio program The Early Edition, hosted by Stephen Quinn, has been arguably one of the most relentless in its propagation of anti-Israel talking points for many months. The program frequently invites guests to opine on the Hamas-Israel war, with virtually all of them expressing strident views hostile to Israel, […]
CBC Vancouver Radio Program The Early Edition Hosts Misleading Discussion On Gaza
Early Edition, a CBC radio program based in Vancouver and hosted by Stephen Quinn, has repeatedly fixed its gaze on the Hamas-Israel war over the last 19 months. However, rather than offering listeners a balanced picture of the conflict, its guests have offered little in the way of variety, ranging from two Israelis who refused […]
CBC Early Edition Hosts Two Israeli Refusniks Accusing Israel Of Genocide, Marking Fourth Time They’ve Been Platformed By CBC
On March 21, HonestReporting Canada revealed that, over a two-day period in mid-March, three CBC programs – two radio shows and a news article – devoted time to platforming a pair of Israelis who refused their country’s mandatory military service, and who were in Canada on a cross-country speaking tour accusing the Jewish State of […]
CBC Early Edition Broadcasts Softball Interview With Anti-Israel NDP MP Heather McPherson
On August 16, CBC’s The Early Edition radio program welcomed NDP foreign affairs critic and Member of Parliament (MP) for Edmonton Strathcona, Heather McPherson, to discuss the resumed ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas. Listen to the full segment: The Early Edition has been featured repeatedly by HonestReporting Canada, for its wildly one-sided portrayal of […]
CBC Vancouver Glowingly Whitewashes Vancouver Restaurant That Glorified Hamas’ October 7 Massacre
On October 8, only one day after Hamas’ genocidal massacre in southern Israel, where thousands of Hamas terrorists committed a rampage of wanton rape, torture, murder and kidnappings, Tamam, a Vancouver restaurant which offers “fine Palestinian cuisine,” weighed in. The restaurant shared on its Facebook page a cartoon by Palestinian artist Nader Asmar, depicting a […]
CBC Vancouver Radio Program The Early Edition Features Guest Accusing Israel Of Genocidal Intent; Host Fails To Challenge Guest A Single Time
With the commencing of the International Court of Justice’s hearing on South Africa’s allegations against Israel of genocide, the story has become widely-reported across the Canadian news media. While coverage of the story is worthwhile, it has also presented an opportunity for some to falsely present anti-Israel misinformation masquerading as commentary. On January 3, The […]