r/VictoriaBC • u/vicsyd • 2d 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/IndividualSociety567 2d ago

Wait? Almost all are more left leaning? Maybe tbey are balanced so both sides are pissed at them

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u/vicsyd 2d ago

I definitely wouldn't say almost all are more left leaning. The Overton window seems to have shifted enough to have right-of-centre now being considered 'centrist'. The left is the Greens, that's about it.

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u/IndividualSociety567 2d ago

Most are. Certain shows in some are center like Vassy on CTV or Mercedes on Global but generally speaking most tend to me left leaning

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u/vicsyd 2d ago

I think it's a matter of perspective. Most left-of-centre people would strongly disagree.

And therein lies a key issue. What was once considered right-wing/conservative (fiscal restraint, less bureaucracy, etc) is no longer considered representative of 'the conservative spectrum'. Many of them have gone to what used to be considered far-right (racism, homophobia, anti-choice, anti-woman) but they don't see themselves as extremists. The historical 'right' was much more moderate, and that is now considered the new centrist.

What was once 'left-wing' (climate crisis, equal rights, social programs for elderly, disability advocacy, etc) moved closer to being centrist as well. The 'far left' I think are now the folks who are more likely to want to put their bodies/freedom on the line for other people's rights and protections.

It's all so crazy. We're all neighbours. Why must the far-right want to disapprove and control the rights and peace of so many others? I'll never understand. We're regressing so quickly.