Abusive comments about sexual orientation unacceptable, says CBSC

OTTAWA – A religious call-in program breached a number of broadcast codes after airing comments regarding sexual orientation, as well as some inaccurate information, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) has ruled. The CBSC examined various episodes of a Christian program entitled It’s Your Call which airs on CITS-TV (CTS Ontario) Monday through Saturday from 1:00 to 2:30 AM. The host of the show usually presents a topic of discussion for each episode and encourages viewers to contact the show by telephone or Internet to voice their opinions. The CBSC received multiple complaints about different episodes of the program that aired...