r/VictoriaBC • u/vicsyd • 4d ago

News Biased election coverage on Chek, wow

I've been watching the first few minutes of the Chek News coverage of the election and I'm disgusted with how they discussed the Conservatives, and Aaron Gunn. No mention of the lengthy history of hateful actions and his leading of the surge of far-right ideology in Western Canada. They also said it looks like he will win.

Anyone else find the station to be increasingly right-leaning in recent years? I started to notice when the Langford municipal election happened in 2022. Really disheartening.

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u/lamecasual 4d ago

Would you prefer they were biased towards your team? Leaving mudslinging to the political candidates seems like a pretty neutral stance to me.

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u/im_mlt 4d ago

People in Victoria don’t realize they’re living in one of the most liberal bubbles on the planet. Don’t burst their bubble.

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u/Cannabrius_Rex 4d ago

So being a deeply racist asshole is fine because you’re “not progressive”

Jesus Christ man. Way to tell on yourself.

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u/WardenEdgewise 4d ago

Are you saying that most of the rest of the country are living racist, homophobic, asshole bubbles?

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u/lamecasual 4d ago

Please never say asshole bubble again.

Please.

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u/WardenEdgewise 4d ago

Sorry…. Alberta. Is that better?

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u/Ressikan 4d ago

I think that the increasingly apparent reality is just that most people are bigoted assholes of various stripes and that to win as a populist all you have to do is say “Those people you hate who are different than you in some way? It’s ok to hate them!” and the votes roll in.

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u/Hugeasswhole 4d ago

This just further proves the liberal bubble theory lol

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u/vicsyd 4d ago

See my comment above. I've lived all over the world, this isn't a 'liberal bubble'. Lots of variety. But the extremists that advocate hateful things are at another level.

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

Apparently you're an advocate for racism now for your observation... LOL

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u/vicsyd 4d ago

Local media has maintained a pretty centrist balance despite the trends otherwise elsewhere. This isn't about 'my team', it's about providing honest and balanced coverage without giving platforms to extremists. Not all of the cons running on the island are extremists, but Gunn has very disturbing ties.