If they're told that the direction has to be a certain way,
they can't really do their jobs.
With some transparency, it is pretty clear that this or that newspaper leans a certain way. That's the private sector. When people read a particular paper, they know the kind of information it contains.
What matters to us, as media workers, is having multiple sources. That means media organizations cannot be concentrated in the hands of a single group. That is the problem.
If measures are in place to prevent media ownership from being concentrated in the hands of a single group, the information will come from all sides. There will be multiple sources, and Canadians will be more likely to have a balanced view.