The Media Accountability Project  

"The article correctly notes that the letter referred to the events of October 7 as a 'terrorist act.' However, it significantly downplays the language used by Capital Pride concerning Israel's actions in Gaza. The letter explicitly mentions the 'plausible risk of genocide,' being committed by Israel yet the article refers only to Israel's 'endless and brutal campaign in Gaza,' which is causing the deaths of "innocent Palestinians.'"

"I strongly urge you to use the term 'pro-Palestine' when referring to statements or actions that explicitly support the rights of the Palestinian people and their land. This is not merely a matter of semantics; it is about recognizing the existence and the humanity of an entire nation that continues to struggle under Israel’s brutal occupation. Your choice of language has a significant impact on public perception, and it is essential that it reflects fairness."

"I was, therefore, pleasantly surprised when I read your article that covered the open letter signed by almost 400 healthcare workers questioning their hospitals’ decision to withdraw from Capital Pride events. Your article not only gave voice to some of them but highlighted the double standard of the fact that hospitals have been silent on the genocide in Gaza but decided to take a stance on the Capital Pride events."

"While Ms. Perez effectively covered the conflict between the OCDSB school board and the Capital Pride committee, the article would have benefited from including perspectives from more members of the OCDSB board, rather than solely focusing on Dr. Nili Kaplan-Myrth. For future coverage of this story, I recommend that CTV Ottawa include a broader range of interviews with other board members to provide a more balanced view."

"The sentence, 'Hamas, in its founding charter in 1988, calls for the destruction of Israel and is nakedly antisemitic,' should be removed. It misrepresents the current stance of Hamas, which, since 2004, has repeatedly stated its willingness to accept a peace agreement based on an Israeli withdrawal to the 1967 borders. The original 1988 charter is frequently and misleadingly cited to suggest that Hamas is committed to Israel’s destruction, a context that you fail to provide."

« Vous n’avez consacré qu’une seule phrase aux manifestants propalestiniens. Vous avez paraphrasé leurs motivations plutôt que les citer directement. Vous semez le doute quant au caractère fondé de leurs reproches en écrivant « selon eux ». Vous ne nommez même pas à quel groupe ils appartiennent. »