Tory Motion to Question CBC Execs on Coverage of Hamas Terrorist Attacks on Israel Defeated

A Canadian flag hangs from a lamp post along the road in front of the Parliament buildings ahead of Canada Day in Ottawa, on June 30, 2020. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

The Liberal, New Democrat, and Bloc Quebecois federal parties voted against a Conservative Party motion to compel CBC executives to testify at a public accounts committee meeting on why they have instructed reporters not to call Hamas a terrorist organization.

Tory Deputy Leader MP Melissa Lantsman and Rachel Thomas, shadow minister for Canadian Heritage, said in a statement on Oct. 17 that the “Liberal-NDP Coalition” shut down testimony from the CBC on their “soft coverage” of Hamas terrorists, who attacked Israel on Oct. 7, killing and injuring thousands, including six confirmed Canadians.