Truth or Consequence

In a previous post, I slagged the CBC and Rex Murphy for spouting climate denier nonsense. The response from the CBC was interesting, including the claim that the CBC was not obligated “to determine what is ‘truth’.” Truth was in quotation marks because the writer, the Executive Producer of The National, is of the view that truth is subjective; there is no such thing as objective truth. Several of the commenters wholeheartedly supported this view, which I mocked the lot of them for. It is amazing democracy has survived this long.

Let’s try again. I hold the belief that some things are true, that there is truth. Facts are true. For example: The Earth revolves around the Sun. Or, Smoking greatly increases the risk of getting cancer. Certain principles are also true, such as “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal….” If you don’t believe that some things are true, how do you get through the day?
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Fox News: Fair and Balanced?

I recently posted this article: “CBC: Keeping Canadian Voters Confused by Paying Rex Murphy to Spout Nonsense on Climate Change” in response to a diatribe by Rex Murphy on climate change. Murphy thinks a former mining stock promoter and an economist are more credible than Canada’s climate scientists. I think this is a travesty, and I wasn’t the only one. I wrote the Ombudsman and a friend of mine wrote The National’s Executive Producer. The reply he received was absolutely shocking. Don’t count on the CBC for “truth”; they don’t believe it exists.

Mr. Harrison, the Executive Producer, correctly points out that the CBC has covered climate change fairly extensively. However, read some of the quotes from Mr. Harrison’s email and see if you think the CBC is a trustworthy source of information – or worthy of your tax dollars. [Note: I have pasted the full email here.]
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