CTV news has removed two members of its editorial team after an altered and out-of-context clip of federal conservative leader Pierre Poilievre went to air over the weekend.
In a statement, the news network says after an investigation it determined two staff members were “responsible for altering a video clip, manipulating it for a particular story. Their actions violate our editorial standards and are unacceptable.”
— CTV National News (@CTVNationalNews) September 26, 2024
The statement did not name the former staff members.
The controversy stems from a CTV news report that first aired on Sunday, Sept. 22. It included an altered clip of Poilievre in a recent media scrum with reporters.
The Conservatives claim CTV spliced together his words — giving the impression that Poilievre was introducing a non-confidence motion because he wants to do away with the Liberal government’s fledgling dental care program.
A non-confidence motion would bring on an early election.
Poilievre has called the report “extremely dishonest” and “fraudulent.”
