Terry Newman/National Post: Asked about CBC’s policies towards Conservatives, Dhanraj read an instant message conversation he had with his senior producer.
“Can we get a conservative perspective on this?” he asked.
His producer responded: “It is a no to the Conservatives I’m told. We can’t chase anyone from the entire party. The chase is with PnP. So, if PnP is not able to secure … a Conservative, then we are not allowed to.”
He said he was not even allowed to pick up the phone and call Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and that after he had Deputy Conservative Leader Melissa Lantsman on, management threatened to take him off the air…