CHOI-FM radio show violated codes for inaccurate information, clandestine newsgathering: CBSC

OTTAWA - A radio talk show that has since been dropped from CHOI-FM reported inaccurate and misleading information plus inappropriately used clandestine newsgathering techniques, according to the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC).The CBSC investigated two episodes of Arthur le midi that aired on CHOI-FM (Radio X, Quebec City) in February 2016. On February 19, host André Arthur and co-host Alexandre Leblond discussed the fact that the Anglican Church of Québec keeps a goat and a donkey at one of its properties. They alleged that the animals were mistreated, claiming that they lived outside all year round with no shelter, even in very cold weather,...