OTTAWA – The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) today said a Quebec radio show did not violate one broadcast code, but that its sexually explicit dialogue from one day was better suited for an after-hours broadcast
The open-line show Doc Mailloux et Josey on Cogeco stations CJMF-FM (FM 93, Quebec City) and CKOB-FM (106,9fm, Mauricie) is a talk show hosted by psychiatrist Pierre Mailloux and Josey Arsenault where they and their callers discuss social issues and interpersonal relationships.
On the challenged broadcasts, they discussed a study that had surveyed young men about sexual assault, a controversial speech by a female artist at the ADISQ gala, and women’s sexual satisfaction. One listener complained that Mailloux had made sexist comments about women in the former two episodes, while another listener complained about sexually explicit descriptions in the latter.
The CBSC’s French-language panel examined the complaints under provisions of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ (CAB) Equitable Portrayal Code, Code of Ethics, and Violence Code and concluded that Mailloux’s comments constituted legitimate expression on political or social issues and were limited to sub-sets of those groups who hold certain views or exhibit certain behaviour, reads the release.
The Panel did, however, find that the programs had contained sexually explicit commentary and coarse language that should not have been aired during daytime radio hours contrary to Clause 9 of the CAB Code of Ethics.
