I apologize for the length of this.
At the NATO meeting , " The German, Croat and Romanian representatives denounced trudeau for his anti-democratic actions and dictatorship actions taken and admiration of china's dictatorship and requested that he not be allowed to speak at the NATO assembly, this in front of all the assembly.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in Brussels this week and was absolutely roasted by European parliamentarians.
Croatian MEP Mislav Kolakusic called out the Canadian prime minister for engaging in a "dictatorship of the worst kind" over his treatment of peaceful Freedom Convoy protestors in February.
At least three other MEPs echoed Kolakusic's remarks, with Romanian MEP Cristian Terheș entirely boycotting Trudeau's speech.
You would think Trudeau's rude welcome to Europe would be the top headline in Canada.
Think again.
Here's how the legacy media covered Trudeau's trip to Europe:
• A Canadian Press article titled "Trudeau's address to European Parliament focuses on the rising threats to democracies" makes no mention of any of the MEPs who spoke out against Trudeau.
• Similarly, Global News devoted a segment to Trudeau's remarks focusing on the prime minister's words and not the reaction to his presence in Brussels.
• Meanwhile at the CBC, journalist Murray Brewster claimed that the prime minister received a "sustained ovation" from EU politicians despite the fact that the plenary where Trudeau spoke was largely empty.
And here's how international media outlets covered Trudeau.
Can you spot the difference?
• Croatia's daily newspaper Večernji list featured an article dedicated to Kolakusic's remarks titled "Kolakusic condemns Trudeau before EU parliament: 'Canada has become a dictatorship of the worst kind because of you'."
• One of Australia's most prominent broadcasters, Sky News, also devoted a segment to Trudeau's thrashing at the EU.
• French journalist Gaspar Bazinet also wrote an article on the controversy for the outlet News 24.
I did a full analysis comparing Canada's legacy media to the international media's coverage of Trudeau's trip to Brussels. Read it here.
Can you trust the legacy media in Canada?
If it wasn't for independent media outlets, Canadians would have no idea what's actually going on when it comes to how our government operates.
Unfortunately, this is the state of Canadian media – too many legacy media outlets are beholden to the government as a result of the millions of dollars in government handouts to the media.