Commentary
The authors of Canada’s plans to regulate the internet have insisted for almost two years that freedom of expression is not at risk.
On June 29, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), proved them wrong.
In a stunning decision that prompted a pair of brave dissentients, the CRTC sanctioned Société Radio-Canada (SRC) for using a word from a book title during a broadcast almost two years ago. The decision was neither accompanied by a news release nor was it posted on social media.
“The Commission finds that the content broadcast during a segment of the SRC program Le 15-18 goes against the Canadian broadcasting policy objectives and values . . . of the Broadcasting Act,” the decision states….