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Canada Proud is a third party advertising group run by conservative operatives who worked for Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative Party leadership campaign (pressprogress.ca)

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https://www.desmog.com/canada-proud/

"Canada Proud is part of a network of conservative groups and social media pages initially founded by conservative activist Jeff Ballingall"

Anyone who follows these pages on social medias should know. They are literally propaganda pages, and are loaded with disinformation and misinformation. And if you know people who uses social medias, they should know.

some exemples of sheer lies, source here https://www.desmog.com/canada-proud/

"In 2020, PressProgress reported that Canada Proud was falsely claiming that the federal government had banned Remembrance Day ceremonies.

In 2021, PressProgress reported of Canada Proud claimed that COVID-19 vaccines were being distributed according to “skin colour.”

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[-] AlolanVulpix@lemmy.ca 49 points 2 months ago

Now is the time to be getting information from Canadian Owned and Operated media.

There will be disinformation campaigns unlike any other election.

[-] sbv@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 months ago

tbf, Canada Proud is Canadian owned 😬

[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 months ago

Are they really, though? How much foreign funding and "suggestions" do they get?

[-] sbv@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

Last I heard they're pretty closely aligned with the Conservative Party of Canada, both socially and financially. Like they hang out with the CPC staff socially.

In the past few years it's become de rigueur to accuse people we don't like of being foreign funded, but I believe Canada Proud is 100% Canadian assholes. If you have evidence to the contrary I'd love to see it.

[-] AlolanVulpix@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

tbf, Canada Proud is Canadian owned 😬

Is Canada Proud, a media organization?

[-] sbv@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

I guess? They definitely make content.

[-] AlolanVulpix@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

I also produce content!

Jokes aside, Canada Proud isn't a news media organization, so it doesn't make sense to compare it. I didn't even include The Beaverton for similar reasons.