 
CCLA Undertakes Lonely Battle Against CRTC CCLA has been allowed to intervene in the federal court against the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) and a number of other intervenors. Recently, the CRTC refused to renew the licence for CHOI-FM, a popular French-language radio station in Quebec, because of a pattern of "offensive" remarks made by the station's morning show host. The civil liberties group will be the only intervenor challenging the CRTC action. CCLA Special Counsel, McGill law professor Patrick Healy, plans to argue that the decision of the CRTC amounts to "censorship that violates the right to freedom of expression guaranteed by the Charter". According to Professor Healy, any illegality in the remarks made by talk-show hosts can be redressed by measures much less intrusive than licence revocation. | CCLA In The Schools | Join Us | Feedback | Search | Other Interesting Sites | Home |
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