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Canada’s Censor Board Forces Word TV Off Air “Permanently”

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Action for Freedom — 2 Comments

Source: Canada Free Press – By Dr. Charles McVety Jerusalem, Israel—While travelling together in Israel as part of the Christian Ambassadors to Israel mission, 20 prominent Canadian leaders vow to fight Canada’s censor board that has pressured CTS Television to…

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Censor Protesters Hope For New Ruling

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Action for Freedom — 2 Comments

Source: Toronto Sun – By Althia Raj, Parliamentary Bureau OTTAWA — Two radio stations, which flouted a censorship watchdog’s ruling and aired the unedited verison of a Dire Straits’ song repeatedly Friday, believe a complaint to the Canadian Broadcast Standards…

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Activist: Censorship Leaves Rights in Dire Straits

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Action for Freedom — 2 Comments

Source: TheChronicleHerald.ca – By Michael Lightstone Decision to ban song over slur draws protests // The censoring of an anti-homosexual slur in an old rock song recently judged unsuitable for Canadian radio is the wrong way to deal with hurtful…

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Gay Celebs Weigh in on Censor

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Action for Freedom — 2 Comments

Source: Toronto Sun Scott Thompson was still fuming Friday that the Dire Straits song Money for Nothing has been banned in Canada for containing the slur “faggot.” “Shakespeare would be rolling over in his g-word,” said Thompson, the 51-year-old actor/comedian…