💔 I will be posting a video about this soon, too. - ThreadSky

rachelgilmore.bsky.social • 9 days ago

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I will be posting a video about this soon, too.

NEW: CTV cancelled a fact-checking segment in response to political pressure from Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives

An audio recording obtained by PressProgress shows CTV cancelled an ‘election misinformation’ segment with journalist Rachel Gilmore after online backlash from conservatives

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kwardvancouver.bsky.social•9 days ago

BAD ctv BAD

I'm mad at them now

dommar6605.bsky.social•9 days ago

Well, that sucks. CTV is afraid of fact-checking? Cowards.

canlug.bsky.social•9 days ago

siriustyles.bsky.social•9 days ago

Bye bye, Your Morning! I’ll be looking for a different morning show!

siriustyles.bsky.social•9 days ago

WTF!! Are you kidding?!?!

brendasaab.bsky.social•9 days ago

So frustrating.

apaltrysnow.bsky.social•8 days ago

You are bigger that CTV and they know it

apaltrysnow.bsky.social•8 days ago

Keep going, we see you, no one can stop you. You are a lighting rod in the best way and we appreciate you.

joshfry.art•9 days ago

Did someone tell Poilievre that "there would be no fact checking", or something?

What a wimp.

richburroughs.dev•9 days ago

Let me guess, the same people complaining all the time about cancel culture?

lauriedw.bsky.social•9 days ago

They attack you at every turn, disgusting!

bradfordsweater.bsky.social•9 days ago

You deserve better, Rachel. Keep your chin up, they wouldn't do this if you weren't so damn good at what you do!

paulquinnell.bsky.social•9 days ago

Such some dick energy. Not surprised. A lot of conservative MPs have declared assets in BCE. What's funny is you fact check everyone. If they actually took the time to watch they'd know that.

samlapis.bsky.social•9 days ago

A fucking disgrace. I'm so, so sorry Rachel.

cascadianprepper.bsky.social•9 days ago

@ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social would you like to explain yourselves? We're waiting...

cascadianprepper.bsky.social•9 days ago

Truth isn't helpful to the conservatives, they can't spin reality without their bullshit.

Sorry Rachel.

spikeghost.bsky.social•9 days ago

I'm so sorry, Rachel. At least you can walk away knowing that unlike the leadership at CTV, you're not a coward.

bjff.bsky.social•9 days ago

Gutless!! Shame on CTV!

joemorin73.deanaandjoe.ca•9 days ago

This is heartbreaking and wrong.

elsierose.bsky.social•9 days ago

WHAT?

rshintoronto.bsky.social•9 days ago

@liberalca.bsky.social this needs to be discussed. PP bring Trumpian.

donvinh.bsky.social•9 days ago

Politicians should NEVER , EVER decide what does or doesn’t get aired by the news or journalists.
This is WRONG.

mikyoto.bsky.social•9 days ago

Such a gutless move by CTV. Just gross.

wieble.bsky.social•9 days ago

This is totally ridiculous and the reason people aren’t watching mainstream media any more. They totally lack the spine to stand up for the truth.

bemuse1919.bsky.social•9 days ago

Shame on CTV for kowtowing to the CPC. I do hope you got their reasons for dropping you as a fact-checker in writing.

#BoycottCTV

radicalroxy.bsky.social•9 days ago

It is extremely concerning that loud, aggressive extremest right wing minorities are controlling our access to information. Shame on CTV for caving in to the pressure. They could have done a story on the situation rather than suppress the truth.

corecorina.bsky.social•9 days ago

CTV has always been untrustworthy - prob scared of being wrong.

randomhero79.bsky.social•9 days ago

Bunch of babies can’t handle accountability, at least this exposes that they’ll lie their face off

spoyntz.bsky.social•9 days ago

Brutal decision

andreachandler.bsky.social•9 days ago

That's terrible.

seawater1.bsky.social•9 days ago

Lloyd Robertson bragged that CTV still had good access to Harper when he limited reporters questions during his last campaign. I quit watching CTV after that. Guess they haven’t changed.

yycred.bsky.social•9 days ago

What an absolute cowardly move by CTV.

susande.bsky.social•8 days ago

Can you go on another network? Global or CBC, or one of the few remaining independants, like CHEK?

sambou.bsky.social•9 days ago

time to sue!

lalegault.bsky.social•9 days ago

No one triggers white tiny men like you, you deserve an order of Canada 🇨🇦 for it.

brandywithawhy.bsky.social•9 days ago

That is a bunch of bullshit, Rachel.
I'm sorry.

mikephearn.bsky.social•9 days ago

And the fascism starts during the election. This is PP's "I'll be a dictator on day one!"
I am not being hyperbolic.

markc-289.bsky.social•9 days ago

CTV is not simply bowing to pressure from the Conservative Party but they’ve had a tendency to lean Right the past few years.
Very disappointing.
Maybe CBC would be interested?

marzbarz523.bsky.social•9 days ago

I wrote to Bell Media to complain. This is outrageous.

linaloolol.bsky.social•9 days ago

Sorry, Rachel... it's disgusting what happened to you. ❤

jhoodtid.bsky.social•9 days ago

Sort to hear, you deserve better, your work is excellent.

resistance51ca.bsky.social•9 days ago

Is this real?

stychentyme.bsky.social•9 days ago

Wow,... CTV what a bunch of gutless cowards!

matou76.bsky.social•9 days ago

Wtf!? Hope you can find somewhere else top continue your work

cheerytomato.bsky.social•9 days ago

CTV needs to face a bigger backlash from people who prefer facts.

vanislandgirl.bsky.social•9 days ago

i stopped watching CTV since it was bought by Bell and the firing of Lisa Laflamme!

vanislandgirl.bsky.social•9 days ago

Pee pee is Temu Trump! What a-hole hope he loses the election!!

54mgm.bsky.social•9 days ago

With you 💔

movievigilante.com•9 days ago

Remember when Trump wouldn't agree to do a televised debate if he was going to be fact-checked? Sounds kind of similar.

movievigilante.com•9 days ago

Keep at it, Rachel.

bradwoodfin.bsky.social•9 days ago

So horrible.

retnursejane.bsky.social•9 days ago

That’s disgraceful! But given the trouble they’re in, not surprising.

dtann.bsky.social•9 days ago

Some straight bullshit by CTV. Absolute cowardice.

mariefeesavante.bsky.social•9 days ago

CTV kneeling is shameful

allistert.bsky.social•9 days ago

Ridiculous. But unsurprising considering their political columns on the site have usually been comically favorable to the Conservatives. Even Mulcair has come across that way sometimes. CTV’s objectivity is not to be trusted.

destiny03.bsky.social•8 days ago

#boycottctv

makesmewannauke.bsky.social•9 days ago

I would have been soooo good

tigerxwolfe.bsky.social•9 days ago

More conservative cancel culture.

sirdigby-cs.bsky.social•9 days ago

I cannot believe CTV are such cowards to cave to bullying like this.

Sorry this happened to you. There seems to be little reward or respect given to actual journalists these days.

teasemporiumandco.bsky.social•8 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/teasemporiumandco.bsky.social/post/3llrzdlyjxs2p

Emails folks this will take every single one of us contacting them and bitching them out. And then take it one step further and fill and filled their offices with letters. Let’s Santa Claus the shit out of this and fill their office with so many papers it’s bursting.

timeshero.com•9 days ago

Fucking conservative COWARDS. They can't win unless the public remains misinformed. Fuck them. ABC forever.

jojoxavy.bsky.social•9 days ago

Can you do your segments on CBC instead?
I didn’t even know you did this on CTV, because I don’t watch CTV 😅

seansabraw.bsky.social•9 days ago

Conservative media corps....
Truth isn't as important as serving their masters

auntiealias.bsky.social•9 days ago

Dammit, Rachel, that sucks. So much for freedom of expression, eh? Just so long as the right-wingers don't get their itty bitty feelings hurt. CTV should have had more spine, too.

salladman80.bsky.social•8 days ago

CTV Just made my shit-list!

For context, half the businesses on my shit-list have since gone belly up, and most of the other half ain't doin' so hot. So consider CTV to be on notice. Their days are numbered!

gg1935.bsky.social•9 days ago

What a shame, that says more about them than you.
Keep up the good work.

maritimeman.bsky.social•9 days ago

No doubt the ones who pushed back are also ones that claim CBC is biased 🙄

whitbyminer.bsky.social•9 days ago

Hi Rachel, I’m so sorry you’ve been treated this way. I followed a link from Reddit where someone posted a link to complain. I have emailed CTV to complain . I sincerely wish it could be more. Please keep doing what you’re doing it is appreciated.

silasthelunark.bsky.social•8 days ago

This is such utter capitulation in the face of looming fascism and shows that CTV has no journalistic integrity whatsoever.

alyzana.bsky.social•9 days ago

Conservatives are chickens. They strongly critique everyone who opposes them and cry when anyone calls them out. I swear PP is a cross between Trump and Musk. He's got the speech of Trump and the fortitude of Musk (runs away under pressure). So sorry that CTV caved and cancelled your show.

retroid.bsky.social•9 days ago

UGH.

adamjb.bsky.social•9 days ago

Would love to see any of the Conservative candidates who have railed against "cancel culture" or who are currently running on "restoring freedom" comment on this. Of course, they won't. But they should.