Rebel News, other right-wing media dominate press conferences after French debate

Terry Newman: Debate commission loses to Rebel News again

By cancelling post-debate media questions, party leaders are left off the hook

Federal debates chief says he was unaware Rebel News had registered as advocacy group

The head of the Leaders’ Debates Commission said Thursday he wasn’t aware that right-wing media group Rebel News — which was permitted more opportunities to question leaders after Wednesday’s debate than most mainstream outlets — had registered as an official third party in the federal election.

Legacy media fumes over independent media’s questions to federal leaders

Legacy media pundits and reporters took to social media to express dismay that a wide range of independent journalists were permitted to ask questions at the French-language federal leaders debate.

Rebel News, other right-wing media dominate press conferences after French debate

Rebel News and other right-wing media outlets dominated the question-and-answer sessions with federal party leaders after Wednesday’s French-language leaders debate -- though not all of them got answers to their questions.

In order to avoid prosecution before the courts, the debate committee offered five accreditations to the controversial right-wing media.

Rebel News, other right-wing media dominate news conferences after leaders’ French-language debate

Right-wing media outlets stacked the long lines and managed to get in questions to each of the leaders, though not all of them got answers