Egale’s name and logo were used in connection with an open letter highlighting the increase in so-called anti-2SLGBTQI movements and protests, which Tucker Carlson called a “lie.”
Egale Canada, an organization for "2SLGBTQI people and issues," released a statement calling on Canada's regulators, the CRTC, to begin public consultations on the removal of Fox News from the list of non-Canadian programming authorized for distribution in Canada. The group is moving to essentially ban Fox News in Canada, after host Tucker Carlson featured the group on his program.
An open letter from the group states "The coverage aimed to provoke hatred and violence against 2SLGBTQI communities, particularly those who are Two Spirit, trans, nonbinary and gender non-conforming (2STNBGN)."
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View on XA statement continues: "This programming is in clear violation of Canadian broadcasting standards and has no place on Canadian broadcasting networks. Carlson made false and horrifying claims about 2STNBGN people, painting them as violent and dangerous. During the segment, Carlson made the inflammatory and false claim that trans people are 'targeting' Christians.
"To position trans people in existential opposition to Christianity is an incitement of violence against trans people that is plain to any viewer," they claim.
"The segment also contained a range of other malicious misinformation about 2STNBGN people, including that trans people are given preferential treatment in employment and other opportunities. This is clearly an attempt to stoke resentment against 2STNBGN people. "
Egale's name and logo were used in connection with an open letter highlighting the increase in so-called anti-2SLGBTQI movements and protests, which Tucker Carlson called a "lie."
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is responsible for regulating the Canadian broadcasting system, including non-Canadian broadcasters. The CRTC has established that non-Canadian broadcasters must be held to the same standard as Canadian channels, including the prohibition of broadcasting abusive comments that expose individuals or groups to hatred or contempt.
The statement continues, "Given the rising levels of anti-trans hate around the world and the potential for segments like the one recently aired on Fox News, there needs to be a serious Canadian conversation about the broadcasting of Fox News in Canada. The Television Broadcasting Regulations represent a democratic consensus on what we do and do not accept on our airwaves, and we have agreed that we do not tolerate abuse and misinformation."
According to the Broadcasting Act, the CRTC may hold a public hearing and make a decision if it is in the public interest to do so. The public interest clearly demands a consultation on the appropriateness of the continued inclusion of Fox News on the List of non-Canadian programming authorized for distribution in Canada.
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