Beware politicians who incite ire against journalists

There are no clean hands when it comes to tolerating this abusive, sexist, and gutter-bottom behaviour towards female journalists, particularly not those of the politicians whose words encourage such actions.

Pierre Poilievre, leadership candidate for the Conservative party, recently accused Global News journalist Rachel Gilmore of laying traps for him, and described her as a “so-called” journalist. Since then, she has been on the receiving end of significant abuse. Screenshot courtesy of Facebook

Opinion

BY MICHAEL HARRIS

August 29, 2022

Why is it that empowered women bring out such rage in the kind of people who wear MAGA hats and turn politics into a morality play of good versus evil? When Global News journalist Rachel Gilmore asked Pierre Poilievre some perfectly apt questions, she was personally attacked. Red alert. Beware of ...

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