I was shocked you received a response and that it was as detailed as the original article. It was likely not written by the producer, Marchand, who signed the email. It was probably a rebuttal from Monpetit who defended his piece fairly vigorously, as instructed IMO. Of course there's very little substance in the original piece and is as hand-wavy as most Quebecers are when looking in on Ontario issues.
For the record, I despise the CBC. What it was 20 years ago and especially now.
Monpetit has no expertise in Ontario Politics. Zero. He seems to have no background in science/biology/gender topics though I am sure he believes he does. His piece is a remarkable example of the Dunning- Kruger effect and the "stupid curve." Confident and incompetent. Freelancers and "investigative journalists" swinging wildly at popular topics, often at the behest of some editor under pressure to produce clicks, represent the least professional and most odious aspects of what is now termed "journalism." I feel sorry for Monpetit and his career choice, though he likely well matched with the usual intellectual dishonest traditions of the CBC and laziness of the entitled brats striving for mediocrity at the so-called national broadcaster.
I usually don't comment on this platform. But I approve of Terry's message and valiant attempts to hold the CBC to account for their flaccid attempt to chime in on the gender wars and also their support of the activism poorly disguised as "investigative journalism." It is the modern version of "yellow journalism" and like everything on the CBC website, worth exactly what you pay to read it.
I was shocked you received a response and that it was as detailed as the original article. It was likely not written by the producer, Marchand, who signed the email. It was probably a rebuttal from Monpetit who defended his piece fairly vigorously, as instructed IMO. Of course there's very little substance in the original piece and is as hand-wavy as most Quebecers are when looking in on Ontario issues.
For the record, I despise the CBC. What it was 20 years ago and especially now.
Monpetit has no expertise in Ontario Politics. Zero. He seems to have no background in science/biology/gender topics though I am sure he believes he does. His piece is a remarkable example of the Dunning- Kruger effect and the "stupid curve." Confident and incompetent. Freelancers and "investigative journalists" swinging wildly at popular topics, often at the behest of some editor under pressure to produce clicks, represent the least professional and most odious aspects of what is now termed "journalism." I feel sorry for Monpetit and his career choice, though he likely well matched with the usual intellectual dishonest traditions of the CBC and laziness of the entitled brats striving for mediocrity at the so-called national broadcaster.
I usually don't comment on this platform. But I approve of Terry's message and valiant attempts to hold the CBC to account for their flaccid attempt to chime in on the gender wars and also their support of the activism poorly disguised as "investigative journalism." It is the modern version of "yellow journalism" and like everything on the CBC website, worth exactly what you pay to read it.