MEDIA WATCH: Press gala hails Carney, CTV pushes Liberal donations

Canada’s legacy media dropped all pretence of journalistic independence during the Canadian Media Summit when a presenter pledged their unwavering support to Carney over the weekend.

Canada’s legacy media dropped all pretence of journalistic independence during the Canadian Media Summit in Ottawa, when a presenter publicly pledged their unwavering support to Prime Minister Mark Carney over the weekend.

Following Carney’s speech at the event, Canadian Media Producers Association president and CEO Reynolds Mastin and board chair Kyle Irving took the stage to tell the prime minister that the country’s legacy media had “his back.”