Targeting a private individual a no-go, says CBSC

OTTAWA – A half-hour episode of Freedom Radio Network (FRN) on CHRB-AM (High River, AB) that focused on an individual violated the CAB Code of Ethics, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council said today. The person targeted had brought a complaint to the Canadian Human Rights Commission about the web site comments of an FRN co-host and another group about persons on account of their sexual orientation. He also complained to the CBSC about the broadcast, alleging that the program had been used to retaliate against him, in violation of clauses of the CAB Code of Ethics dealing with Human Rights;...