I think they [CBC] need to be careful to present a balanced view. People expect that of a public broadcaster. I feel they could achieve a better balance than they do. I'm certainly not as critical as a lot of people about calling them left-wing. I think it's mushy liberalism sometimes that causes this, not any arch left-wing view."
Ryerson journalism professor Suanne Kelman said Cruickshank's statement was "unusual" but not "necessarily a bad thing." She said:
"It makes me happy to see a media outlet saying, 'We haven't been balanced enough, we're going to try harder."