Almost immediately after thousands of Palestinian terrorists invaded southern Israel on October 7, 2023, in the largest mass murder of Jews since the Holocaust, CBC, Canada’s publicly-funded broadcaster, decided to stake out its editorial position.

An internal memorandum from George Achi, Director of Journalistic Standards and Practices at the time – now working at the BBC – warned journalists not to call Hamas terrorists, despite the fact that the group is a banned terrorist group in Canada, and had just committed textbook terrorist attacks. Even according to CBC’s own ombudsman, Hamas’ actions were acts of terrorism “using almost any credible definition.”

That move became emblematic of CBC’s actions over the coming years, demonstrating consistent anti-Israel bias in a systematic manner. Time and again, CBC News has prioritized anti-Israel talking points and narratives, while regularly downplaying opposing views.

A new groundbreaking report from HR Canada Charitable Organization (HRCCO) has found that, after reviewing thousands of articles for the first 20 months of the war, that CBC News engaged in “a consistent pattern in the coverage that dehumanizes Israelis while humanizing Palestinians.”

Read the full report below:

The study evaluated some 2,789 articles between the dates of October 7, 2023, and June 7, 2025, working with Innohives, a UK-based research firm using artificial intelligence (AI) and data science to evaluate this mountain of content. Innohives was the firm which developed the Asserson Report, which found widespread anti-Israel bias at the BBC.

The new report found that, other than a short period for the first two months of the war, coverage of Israeli civilian experiences or suffering fell to virtually nothing for the remainder of the conflict. It also found that when it came to spotlighting Palestinian suffering, CBC News provided direct quotation and “emotionally rich portrayals.”

However, when it came to Israelis, including the hundreds of hostages being held by Palestinian terrorists inside Gaza, CBC News were “rendered largely invisible as people, and instead portrayed through impersonal, institutional labels like ‘Israel’ or ‘IDF forces.’”

The impact of this consistent bias served to effectively de-humanize Israelis, robbing Canadians of a practical way to see one party to a conflict.

Additionally, CBC News consistently platformed extremist and fringe anti-Israel events and programs, typically failing to offer balance, context or even basic background, serving to artificially embellish the size and popularity of the anti-Israel movement.

The report found that the most consistently biased element of the reporting were headlines, reflecting what it called “a consistent editorial decision to shape audience perceptions.”

The consequences of CBC’s anti-Israel bias are not purely academic. In an era of rising anti-Jewish hatred, much of it driven by false perceptions of the Hamas-Israel conflict, we are of the view that the CBC has helped contribute to an ecosystem of falsehoods. As noted by Amanda Eskenasi, author of the study, CBC’s practices have allowed “bad actors to rationalize or excuse antisemitism, eroding the moral barrier against antisemitic violence.”

CBC is not simply a media outlet, but a publicly-funded broadcaster, and it has a duty and responsibility to report the news, rather than seeking to shape it. But as the new HRCCO bias study demonstrated, CBC has engaged in relentless anti-Israel bias, and Canadian taxpayers have been on the hook for it.