\u0027In our view, this is an indefensible position, contrary to the very idea of freedom of expression\u0027
In a radio segment on Aug. 17, 2020, Radio-Canada commentator Simon Jodoin and host Annie Desrochers spoke about a new petition calling for the firing of a Concordia University professor who created discomfort in class by reciting the title of a well-known political book by Quebecois author Pierre Vallières, “N—–s blancs d’Amérique” .
But in this case, a drove of influential Radio-Canada current and former journalists, star hosts and even ombudsmen are pushing back, saying they are “alarmed” by the CRTC ruling, which they view as an attack on journalism and freedom of expression.On Thursday, the CRTC published a ruling demanding that Radio-Canada publish a public apology to a complainant, social worker and artist Ricardo Lamour, who took offence to the repeated use of the “n word.
But the first dissent came from within the CRTC, with two commissioners, Caroline J. Simard and Joanne T. Levy, publishing their own dissenting opinions disagreeing with the majority.Article content Over the weekend and on Monday, a growing number of Quebec media and political voices expressed their opposition to the ruling., nearly a dozen former Radio-Canada executives or ombudsmen called on the public broadcaster to appeal the CRTC’s ruling.Article content
On Twitter, Quebec Culture Minister Nathalie Roy voiced her support for the letter and opposition to the ruling, and her message was even echoed by Premier François Legault.
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