Quebec radio contest did not breach code, CBSC says

OTTAWA – A radio contest that encouraged the use of handheld cell phones while driving, contrary to Quebec’s highway safety code, did not breach the CAB’s code of ethics, the Canadian Broadcasting Standard Council (CBSC) has ruled. Corus-owned CJMF-FM (93.3) in Quebec City broadcast a promotional contest last October where listeners could win a rebate on a Bluetooth hands-free cell phone device, or the device itself, if they were spotted driving while using their cell phone, an act which had recently become illegal in Quebec. A listener complained to the CBSC that the radio station was promoting an illegal act...