The CBC has been caught with their pants down once again, having just had a severe COVID-19 outbreak in its Toronto office but not alerting anyone to the risks.
On October 12, Toronto Public Health (TPH) listed the CBC’s headquarters as having produced two cases of COVID-19 from within its ranks within a two-week period — the standard for TPH declaring a COVID-19 outbreak.
Funnily enough, the CBC has not disclosed their outbreak to the public — indeed, no mainstream news outlets reported on it — and it is not clear if it was deemed necessary to cease operations at their headquarters. This is despite the CBC showing a persistent willingness to publish stories noting the ‘irresponsibility’ of non-essential businesses that experience outbreaks but continue operating.
The CBC is, of course, not an essential business — certainly less essential than a restaurant where people consume life-sustaining sustenance.
The TPH did not note how many cases resulted from the CBC’s outbreak or how many deaths resulted from their cover-up.
Additionally, TPH’s declaration fell on the same day that the CBC admitted they are fake news, having intentionally published content using a mannequin in place of an actual person to spread fear regarding the seriousness of hospital conditions.
“Earlier in October, we aired two stories on what patients can expect in a hospital ICU during the COVID crisis and the strain on nursing staff. We shot footage for these stories at two Edmonton training facilities that showed mannequins in beds and a realistic-looking hospital setting due to restrictions,” admitted CBC Edmonton.
“Unfortunately, some of that same footage was then used in a different story about COVID projections and modelling last week. Using those images outside the context of the training facilities was inappropriate and we apologize for the error in judgement. The story has been corrected.”
We know how important accuracy and transparency are to our viewers, so tonight our newscasts will address an editorial error in our programming this week. pic.twitter.com/RAK9x7tEJJ
— CBC Edmonton (@CBCEdmonton) October 12, 2021
As The Counter Signal noted at the time, news stations must blur patients’ faces unless they get consent due to privacy laws, so how can anyone be sure how many times the CBC has made this “error in judgment.”
Moreover, the CBC only conceded they had used the mannequin after its use went viral and public pressure forced their hand.
In this instance, it is also unlikely that the CBC will ever alert the public to this new “error in judgment” without increased public pressure, despite their status as Trudeau’s secret super spreader.
