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From the article “made joking-but-maybe-not comments about making their country the 51st US state” and later “”To be honest with you, Canada only works as a state” Trump said”. So where is the joke? The President is threatening the sovereignty of your closest partner and ally. We aren’t laughing.
From the article “made joking-but-maybe-not comments about making their country the 51st US state” and later “”To be honest with you, Canada only works as a state” Trump said”. So where is the joke? The President is threatening the sovereignty of your closest partner and ally. We aren’t laughing.
This is what it looks like when you just don't get it. The damage of normalizing has already been done. Later, when CBC apologizes for this and "defund the CBC" campaigners use this as ammunition, remember that they could have cancelled it in the face of the uproar.
There have been a few times when Checkup has been hammered on social media for a program we haven't done yet. I'm in a show meeting right now. The gap between what's being posted and what we're actually planning is enormous. Our regular listeners should expect the same care we use for every show.
February 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
CBC and Ian Hanomansing should be ashamed and embarrassed. This is completely unacceptable. History will judge them harshly.