The official Twitter account of the CBC said it will be “pausing” its activity on Twitter after the platform labeled it a “government-funded media” outlet – and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has come to the defence of the state broadcaster, accusing Pierre Poilievre of attacking “independent media organizations.”
Plus, days after criticizing Alberta Premier Danielle Smith for limiting reporters to one question per media availability, Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley had security kick out at least two reporters from her Monday afternoon press conference.
And over 150,000 federal workers will call a strike on Wednesday morning if no deal is reached with the federal government by 9 pm today.
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Rachel is a seasoned political reporter who’s covered government institutions from a variety of levels. A Carleton University journalism graduate, she was a multimedia reporter for three local Niagara newspapers. Her work has been published in the Toronto Star. Rachel was the inaugural recipient of the Political Matters internship, placing her at The Globe and Mail’s parliamentary bureau. She spent three years covering the federal government for iPolitics. Rachel is the Alberta correspondent for True North based in Edmonton.
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Lindsay holds an M.A. in Cultural Analysis and Social Theory from Wilfrid Laurier University. She has been published in The Post Millennial, Maclean’s, National Post, Ottawa Citizen, and Quillette.
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