Numerous complaints have been filed with the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) after a French-Canadian television program interviewed two young children and applauded their condemning comments towards unvaccinated Canadians..The CBSC — a self-regulated organization created by Canada’s private broadcasters — deals with complaints and questions from the public on private broadcaster programming..Complaints are reviewed against a set of industry codes that set out the guidelines for Canadian broadcasters, such as ethics, violence and journalistic practices..In a statement on the CBSC website, the council said it has received a “large number of very similar complaints concerning an interview with children about unvaccinated people on La Semaine des 4 Julie” which aired in January on Noovo — a Canadian French-language network..“This large number of complaints exceeds the CBSC’s technical processing capacities,” said the statement..“Accordingly, while the CBSC will be dealing with this broadcast under its normal process, it is not able to accept any further complaints about this particular issue.”.The CBSC said it will still accept other concerns about the show..On the Quebec talk show, two children were asked what should happen to unvaccinated Canadians..Both children appeared to be under the age of 12 and with their mother..The young girl confirms she and who appeared to be her younger brother, are one-dose vaccinated..When asked what should happen to those who choose to remain unvaccinated, the younger boy suggested the police should be called. The young girl adds, “… we should cut everything from them little by little until they submit and get vaccinated,” to a round of applause from the audience and other guests..The Western Standard contacted the CBSC for comment but did not receive a reply in time for publishing..People’s Party of Canada leader Maxime Bernier tweeted a clip from the show calling out the program for inciting “hatred and violence” and said it was “absolutely disgusting and despicable.”.Melanie Risdon is a reporter with the Western Standard.,.mrisdon@westernstandardonline.com
