Embassy's comment The decision to close CBC bureau in Moscow | Russia in Canada

Embassy's comment

The decision to close CBC bureau in Moscow was made in response to a broadcast ban for RT and RT France in Canada on March 16.

Any alternative opinions contrasting with the official position in Ottawa are automatically treated as propaganda and disinformation and are subject to censorship. Major Canadian media outlets, and the state-run Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in particular, are used in line of such approach. Turning a blind eye on professional ethics and decency, they tend to spread misleading messages of dubious nature and joggling facts regarding events in Russia.

Such double standards are unacceptable and go against not only Russian interests, but also against the values of the Canadians themselves.