Anti-American bias at the CBC is real, says Fraser Institute

CALGARY – Right-wing think-tank the Fraser Institute said today that the CBC suffers from a “Garrison Mentality” which leads to an anti-American bias, which is especially apparent in its news coverage. The CBC's television news coverage of the United States is consistently marked by emotional criticism, rather than a rational consideration of U.S. policy based on Canadian national interests, according to the study released today by the Fraser Institute. This anti-American bias at the CBC is the consequence of a "garrison mentality" that has systematically informed the broadcaster's coverage of the U.S., continues the study. Garrison mentality was a term...