"Abusive, unduly discriminatory comment" on religious program violates broadcast codes, says CBSC

OTTAWA – An accusation of hatred between Muslims and Jews breached Canada’s broadcast code of ethics, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) has found.After receiving a complaint, the CBSC reviewed an episode of the program Sid Roth’s It’s Supernatural which aired on CITS-TV (CTS – Crossroads Television Ontario) on September 14, 2010. While it concluded that some aspects of the discussion about Islam on that episode were in accordance with the requirements of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ (CAB) Code of Ethics and Equitable Portrayal Code, the Panel found that the show contained a statement that breached the Human Rights Clauses of...