Egale Canada is calling on the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to begin public consultations on removing Fox News from distribution..“Last week, Egale Canada and a prominent Canadian leader for trans rights and inclusion were featured on the infamously incendiary Tucker Carlson Tonight program on the American Fox News Channel,” said Egale Canada Executive Director Helen Kennedy in a letter to CRTC Chair and CEO Vicky Eatrides..“The coverage aimed to provoke hatred and violence against 2SLGBTQI communities, particularly those who are Two Spirit, trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming.” .Carlson said on March 28 the transgender community is targeting Christians with violence in the United States..“Most Christian leaders in this country don't want to admit that,” he said..“Admitting it might force them to take deeply unfashionable positions, but it is true and anyone who's paying attention knows that it's true and so, like most true things at this point, it is officially suppressed.”.Kennedy said the programming is “in clear violation of Canadian broadcasting standards and has no place on Canadian broadcasting networks.” She added to position transgender people in opposition to Christianity is an incitement of violence against them..Carlson called into question Egale’s credibility by saying there was not an uptick in violence against transgender people. The letter said lies and hateful propaganda are not news..The list of non-Canadian news programs and stations authorized for distribution are administered by the CRTC. While the CRTC does not issue licenses to non-Canadian stations, it established they must be held to the same standard..CRTC Television Broadcasting Regulations states networks can be fined or lose their licenses for broadcasting “any abusive comment or abusive pictorial representation that, when taken in context, tends to or is likely to expose an individual or a group or class of individuals to hatred or contempt on the basis of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, or mental or physical disability.” .The letter went on to say the CRTC is obligated to investigate whether the continued broadcasting of Fox on Canadian television is in line with the Television Broadcasting Regulations. It said Canadians deserve to know broadcasts are reliable and objective, and marginalized communities have to be protected from malicious propaganda..According to Section 18 (3) of the Broadcasting Act, the CRTC can hold a public hearing, make a report, issue any decision, and give any approval for any complaint made to the commission if it is in the public interest. It said the public interest demands a consultation on the appropriateness of Fox continuing to be included..The letter concluded by saying there needs to be a serious conversation about Fox being broadcast in Canada. The Television Broadcasting Regulations represent a democratic consensus on what can and cannot be accepted on the airwaves, and they established abuse and misinformation cannot be tolerated..“Fox News must be held to these same standards in Canadian broadcasting,” said Kennedy..NDP MP Matthew Green (Hamilton Centre, ON) introduced a motion in the House of Commons in January to condemn Carlson for joking about how the US should invade Canada..READ MORE: WATCH: NDP MP introduces motion condemning Tucker Carlson for joking about US invasion of Canada.“I believe you will find unanimous consent for the following motion,” said Green..House Speaker Anthony Rota asked anyone opposed to the motion to say nay. Several MPs could be heard yelling nay.
Egale Canada is calling on the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to begin public consultations on removing Fox News from distribution..“Last week, Egale Canada and a prominent Canadian leader for trans rights and inclusion were featured on the infamously incendiary Tucker Carlson Tonight program on the American Fox News Channel,” said Egale Canada Executive Director Helen Kennedy in a letter to CRTC Chair and CEO Vicky Eatrides..“The coverage aimed to provoke hatred and violence against 2SLGBTQI communities, particularly those who are Two Spirit, trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming.” .Carlson said on March 28 the transgender community is targeting Christians with violence in the United States..“Most Christian leaders in this country don't want to admit that,” he said..“Admitting it might force them to take deeply unfashionable positions, but it is true and anyone who's paying attention knows that it's true and so, like most true things at this point, it is officially suppressed.”.Kennedy said the programming is “in clear violation of Canadian broadcasting standards and has no place on Canadian broadcasting networks.” She added to position transgender people in opposition to Christianity is an incitement of violence against them..Carlson called into question Egale’s credibility by saying there was not an uptick in violence against transgender people. The letter said lies and hateful propaganda are not news..The list of non-Canadian news programs and stations authorized for distribution are administered by the CRTC. While the CRTC does not issue licenses to non-Canadian stations, it established they must be held to the same standard..CRTC Television Broadcasting Regulations states networks can be fined or lose their licenses for broadcasting “any abusive comment or abusive pictorial representation that, when taken in context, tends to or is likely to expose an individual or a group or class of individuals to hatred or contempt on the basis of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, or mental or physical disability.” .The letter went on to say the CRTC is obligated to investigate whether the continued broadcasting of Fox on Canadian television is in line with the Television Broadcasting Regulations. It said Canadians deserve to know broadcasts are reliable and objective, and marginalized communities have to be protected from malicious propaganda..According to Section 18 (3) of the Broadcasting Act, the CRTC can hold a public hearing, make a report, issue any decision, and give any approval for any complaint made to the commission if it is in the public interest. It said the public interest demands a consultation on the appropriateness of Fox continuing to be included..The letter concluded by saying there needs to be a serious conversation about Fox being broadcast in Canada. The Television Broadcasting Regulations represent a democratic consensus on what can and cannot be accepted on the airwaves, and they established abuse and misinformation cannot be tolerated..“Fox News must be held to these same standards in Canadian broadcasting,” said Kennedy..NDP MP Matthew Green (Hamilton Centre, ON) introduced a motion in the House of Commons in January to condemn Carlson for joking about how the US should invade Canada..READ MORE: WATCH: NDP MP introduces motion condemning Tucker Carlson for joking about US invasion of Canada.“I believe you will find unanimous consent for the following motion,” said Green..House Speaker Anthony Rota asked anyone opposed to the motion to say nay. Several MPs could be heard yelling nay.
