Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

Bob_Juan_Santos t1_jde8aet wrote

Reply to comment by Hopeful-Profession74 in Toronto MP Han Dong quits Liberal caucus amid Chinese interference allegations by chemicologist

there are conservative people, then there are american style of MAGA like conservative people.

they were/are very much influenced by us politics.

−4

Hopeful-Profession74 t1_jdei1go wrote

I don't think the influence is as strong as you think it is...

The Canadian media giants partially funded by Trudeau's media payments did a great job of over-representing extreme fringes when they were covering COVID protests, and it shows in comments like yours.

9

Bob_Juan_Santos t1_jdej7g1 wrote

every government funds the CBC, bud, even the last conservative one.

−5

Hopeful-Profession74 t1_jden25i wrote

Lol, tell me you didn't even look at the linked article without saying that. Ironically, it's a CBC article.

6

Bob_Juan_Santos t1_jdeop3j wrote

sure but that doesn't discount the rise of far right conservatism in canada due to influence of US politics, and it's not just the media that notices them.

−7