Commentary
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) used to be a regulatory body established by the federal government. As of late, the CRTC has been acting as a state censorship body. That the CRTC is even considering banning the Fox News Network from Canadian distribution due to complaints from activist groups shows just how broad the CRTC feels its mandate for controlling content is.
While the CRTC should be receptive to considering all complaints, it should immediately dismiss activist-based demands for censorship. Nobody wants to see literal hate as defined in the criminal code being spread in broadcasts, but a reality check must be applied when it comes to complaints from hypersensitive and unreasonable ideologues. Activists demand cancellation and censorship of outlets and people for the most trivial of perceived transgressions. Even “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling has had to constantly fend off efforts to boycott or ban her books, video games, and related productions because she refuses to deny biological reality—much to the ire of extreme activists….