CRTC overstepped in response to use of N-word on Radio-Canada program, attorney general says
Commission ordered CBC/Radio-Canada last June to issue a written apology
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Commission ordered CBC/Radio-Canada last June to issue a written apology
The office of the attorney general of Canada has concluded that the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) overstepped its authority when it imposed requirements on CBC/Radio-Canada in response to the repeated use of the N-word on-air.
In a head-spinning example of corporate confusion, inconsistency and hypocrisy, CBC-Radio Canada is defending its use of the ’N-word’ four times on air, after…
MONTREAL — The CRTC has ruled that Radio-Canada must apologize and review its practices after a host and commentator made repeated use of the N-word on air in 2020.
A Black Montrealer who filed a complaint with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) says he hopes Radio-Canada will use the ruling to become a better public broadcaster.