French swearword used in context is ok: CBSC

OTTAWA - A French-language radio broadcast that included an expression with an expletive did not violate an offensive language code due to the context of its usage, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) has determined.The CBSC reviewed the episode of Dupont le matin, the morning show of top 40 radio station CHIK-FM (Énergie 98.9, Quebec City), that aired on April 12, 2017 at approximately 7:30 AM. Host Stéphane Dupont talked about a situation in which the authorities had cut the electricity to some homes in response to flooding. He suggested that damages were caused by cutting the electricity, adding that the authorities...