Posted on 05/15/2023 8:14:45 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
If you say or publish something that the establishment doesn’t approve of in the United States, you can be blocked on some social media platforms. But what would it take to have an entire television news network banned in an entire country? If the country is Canada, you would just need to air a Tucker Carlson commentary segment because they’re discussing doing just that. The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is Canada’s version of the FCC. They received a complaint from an LGBTQ group in April about one of Tucker’s monologues and opened an investigation. The end result may be the removal of Fox News from all cable networks in the country. (FEE)
The regulatory body that oversees broadcasting in Canada has opened a public consultation about potentially banning Fox News from cable TV. Initiated on May 3, the process was prompted by the LGBTQ advocacy group Egale Canada, which asked for the consultation in early April in response to a Tucker Carlson segment that, in their view, “aimed to provoke hatred and violence against 2SLGBTQI communities.”
“This programming is in clear violation of Canadian broadcasting standards and has no place on Canadian broadcasting networks,” wrote Executive Director Helen Kennedy in an open letter. “Egale has experienced firsthand the hate that is generated from a single segment aired on Fox News in Canada. We cannot begin to imagine the broader impacts and potential rise in hate that might result from allowing more content like this to air in Canada.”
CRTC is considering using a rather vague, generic article of the Television Broadcasting Regulations that prohibits “any abusive comment or abusive pictorial representation” that might expose individuals or groups to “hatred or contempt” based on a variety of demographics including sexual orientation. In other words, “hate speech.”
And since they get to define which speech falls under that category, they can ban pretty much anyone they like over anything. Convenient, isn’t it?
But they seem to be overlooking a few things, perhaps intentionally. Even setting aside the free speech aspect of this discussion (which apparently doesn’t exist in Canada anymore), Fox has already fired Tucker Carlson, or at least taken him off the air permanently. So the “threat” is already gone. Carlson is moving on to host his show on Twitter. Will the entire Twitter platform be banned all across Canada next? (I probably shouldn’t be giving them ideas.)
The autocratic nature of Canada’s government has grown to ridiculous proportions under Justin Trudeau’s leadership. We saw that during the freedom convoys when the truckers were locked up. All media in the country is already policed to the point where people are afraid to express any dissent regarding government policies.
Doesn’t the United States have any policies lying around collecting dust that deal with trade agreements with countries that suppress freedom? Perhaps the next Republican President (if there ever is another one) should roll out something like that and have a chat with the Canadians.
Yes, I am familiar that Maggie was traded for bait and Pierre was a cuck. However, namesake, Trudeau Jr is the adopted son of his namesake’s father.
And Trudeau Sr. Was a fascist
The three Western provinces have no say in our country. The four big urban centres, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and Vancouver run the country and the rest of us have no say.
Those four big urban centres could vote to have the UN systematically kill every Westerner and there isnt a thing that those of us can do about it.
Don’t forget Neil Young and Jim Carrey!
And that applies to other socialist hellholes!
Along with Commiefornia and the rest of the Pacific Northwest!
So are we, unfortunately!
Like you guys watch NHL. I read tractor pulling is more popular.
https://youtu.be/4uNoAp7RNUA
In what century was that?
What’s funny is that of the four remaining cities in the NHL Playoffs, the most Northern city is Las Vegas.
Same for my state. Chicago decides.
Honestly, do they think they can bottle neck any news program? They are living in the old days. News comes from a lot of sources.
The Trudeaus have been Marxists for decades. They just look good in brown.
RFK Jr has been making some great comments.
He said “At no time in history has the people promoting censorship been the good guys”
Now its revealed the CIA had a hand in his uncle’s assassination.
The truth is.. that they seriously considered it, tells you who they are. Claiming it’s in the name of a group of people is just a mask they hide behind.
Since Charles Lyell this has always been their strategy. Destroy individual freedoms and rights given by their creator.
We tried to war. You that electing a pro homo conservative would move them into their next phase and we were right.
Now it’s open season on children. Just keep heading left, Trump will get you their quickly and say its America first. Is it.
Is paying people to have children America first or just another corrupt way to avoid the math on social security.
The hundred of thousands crossing the border will get paid. Is that America first.
Calm down with the Trump bashing.
Tuckers off no need, the rest will follow the script layed out for them
The Red Canadian Maple Leaf will morph into a swastika, in due time.
Canada has been a fascist nation since the days of Trudeau Sr.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Exactly Right, Trudeau Sr, used the Emergency War Measures act as a Tool of domestic politics. Canada has been fascist ever since October 1970. A well disguised banana Republic that encourages euthenasia and takes fire arms owned by law abiding Canadians for 50 years or more.
TRudeau Jr is worse, he has greater control over the media and internot than his father did. The younger is a plague on the bidy politic of Canada.
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