Insult by Sun News Network's Levant crossed the line, says CBSC

OTTAWA – A Spanish-language insult used by a Sun News Network host violated the Canadian private broadcasters' code of ethics, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) announced today. The CBSC reviewed the December 22, 2011 episode of The Source, a public affairs talk program hosted by Ezra Levant. During his opening monologue, Levant criticized the Chiquita Banana company for boycotting oil from the Alberta oilsands and made reference to a letter that Chiquita had sent which explained the company’s position. Levant called the Chiquita executive who had written the letter a “liar”, and at the end of his monologue, he...