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Jerry Amernic: I was set up by CBC and mocked for the crime of not hating Canada
State broadcaster funded comedy show intended to shame people for not believing extremist narratives about our history
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Our state broadcaster, publicly funded, is mired in ideology and short on responsible journalism. It’s alienated viewers for years. Why anyone would watch the drivel it dispenses is beyond me, but then I don’t buy lottery tickets or follow the Game of Thrones. There is also a TV network, publicly funded, to enrich our understanding of Indigenous cultures, identities and languages. Sometimes these organizations join forces.
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Both are kept afloat by the taxpayer. With this in mind, here’s what happened to me. On April 20 I received an email from a documentary producer.
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She said her name was Pam Gibson and was doing a docuseries to “defend the legacy of Sir John A. Macdonald” and reclaim its “glory and values.” She called me an “essential voice in the movement” and invited me to be interviewed in Vancouver for the production. All expenses paid plus honorarium.
Gibson said I was referred by Patrice Dutil, a professor and author who is Canada’s foremost authority on Macdonald. I contacted him and he confirmed things. That would be the only truthful tidbit I ever got from Gibson and the people associated with her.
I was told our national broadcaster would air this in the fall. I replied........