CTV and Corus stations in violation of CAB Code of Ethics

OTTAWA - The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) today ruled that CTV’s Toronto CFTO-TV station and Corus’s CKAC-AM (98.5 FM, Montreal) station are both in violation of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) Code of Ethics.The decisions concern a news report broadcast on CTV Toronto (CFTO-TV) about a dispute over a driveway renovation in Toronto. The CBSC concluded it was in violation because it failed to provide a comprehensive presentation of the issue; and included unnecessary personal information about one individual. In the case of CKAC-AM, Ron Fournier host of Bonsoir les sportifs suggested that the Montreal Canadiens use violence...