Journalist Rodney Palmer Sworn In on CBC Conduct

Day 4 · 0:42:21 · Glen Motz · Rodney Palmer

• 📰 Palmer’s résumé spans Globe and Mail, Vancouver Sun, CBC, and CTV foreign bureaus in India, Israel, and Beijing.
• 🎤 He is called to contrast normal news-gathering with what he observed as propaganda at CBC during COVID.
• 📊 Palmer confirms he has a prepared presentation and thanks the chair for holding the inquiry.

Second witness is introduced and sworn to address public versus state broadcasting.

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Transcript

Glen Motz · 0:42:21

So our next witness is Rodney Palmer. Rodney, can you get— can somebody give him the Bible, uh, to put in his right hand? Thank you. Rodney Palmer, do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?

Rodney Palmer · 0:42:43

I do.

Glen Motz · 0:42:44

Just want to introduce you to the inquiry.

Glen Motz · 0:42:47

You work—.

Glen Motz · 0:42:48

You've worked as a journalist in Canada for 20 years. You were a general assignment reporter for the Globe and Mail newspaper. You worked as a daily news reporter at the Vancouver Sun. You worked at CBC, and later you worked as a producer and investigative reporter at CBC Radio and Television. You then went to be the foreign correspondent and bureau chief for CTV News based in India, then Israel, and finally in China based in Beijing. And we've asked you to come and testify about the standard process of news gathering versus propaganda at the CBC during the time of COVID Now, my understanding is, is that you have a presentation for us, and I'd invite you to give that.