Days after Bill C-11 passed in the House of Commons, the CRTC released its decision involving Radio-Canada and the use of the N-word in a broadcast. Two of the lingering questions with the case involved timing and who had been involved: the complaint had reached the CRTC in 2020, yet the decision was released nearly 18 months later only after Bill C-11 passed the House of Commons. Yet in this case, the decision remained under wraps with the Commission for nearly eight months before it was publicly released. Why did it take nearly eight months for the CRTC to release this decision that had sparked real division among the Commissioners? That response was misleading at best given the Radio-Canada decision, which did regulate what was heard and the majority did not even consider the freedom of expression implications.

Source: CBC News September 14, 2022 13:17 UTC