‘I Will Not Apologize’: CBC President Defends Coverage of Israel-Hamas Conflict Before House Committee

Catherine Tait, president and CEO of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) waits to appear before the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage in Ottawa on Nov. 2, 2023. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby

CBC president and CEO Catherine Tait has declined to apologize for the network’s coverage of the Israel-Hamas conflict, rejecting Conservative MPs’ allegations that the network has a bias against Israel.

“I will not apologize, because [CBC’s] journalism is among the finest in the world,” said Ms. Tait, while testifying before the House of Commons Heritage Committee on Nov. 2.