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CBC’s Language Shift Sparks Outrage | Edmonton News
A leaked CBC memo sparking outrage among 9/11 victims’ families urges staff to avoid calling the attacks “terrorist attacks,” framing it as a neutrality policy. But for survivors like Maureen Basnicki — whose husband died in the Twin Towers — this erases the brutal truth: her husband was murdered. The CBC defends its stance, citing long-standing editorial guidelines meant to remain neutral and let audiences decide, but critics see it as sanitizing history and insulting those who lost loved ones. Political voices demand an apology, insisting Canadians deserve a broadcaster that doesn’t shy…
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