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The CBC on Martha's Vineyard Stunt

Last week, I covered the public broadcasting company of the British government, and their coverage of the America abortion debate. This week, I want to look at the public broadcasting company of Canada and their coverage of the most recent immigration stunt made by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. According to the article titled "Florida governor used families as 'pawns' with Martha's Vineyard stunt: Democrat,"  forty eight people, mostly Venezuelan, were flown from San Antonio, Texas to the island of Martha's Vineyard on a plane paid for by the Florida governor. The article begins with Democratic Representative Dylan Fernandes stating that Governor DeSantis is a "coward" and "weak human being." Then, they begin to elaborate how this is just one instance in a larger scheme to send illegal immigrants to Northern sanctuary cities. The article take special time to outline the conditions which these migrants had to face such as how many children are involved, the reasons for seeking asylum (fleeing gang violence), even being mislead about the destination. All of this was done in secrecy as a political stunt, and announced on Fox News to await the laudation. The article also notably uses specific language such as "cronies" and "political pawns" in an effort to inflict a specific emotion from the audience. 

Canada is a country that heavily prides itself on its immigration. The This is Canada NICE  video mentioned in my first blog post was a tourist promotion video published by the Canadian government, with central focuses on the diversity of communities Canada has today. As a self described "mosaic," Canada hit a record breaking level of immigration in 2021 even in the midst of a global pandemic. Immigration.ca  is Canadas official immigration website, and in the article "Official Figures Show Canada Welcomed 405,330 New Immigrants in 2021," Colin Singer brags about the broken record, and adds extra emphasis on how it will boost the Canadian economy by filling them into industries with labor shortages. They also use a positive lexicon including terms like "welcome" or "newcomers," which solidifies their pro-immigration stance and explains the negative attitude towards the actions of Governor DeSantis. 

Signing off,

Jake Hughes

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