Canada’s Radio Act requires that “a licenser may not broadcast….any false or misleading news.” The provision has kept Fox News and right wing talk radio out of Canada and helped make Canada a model for liberal democracy and freedom.
Regulators Reject Proposal That Would Bring Fox-Style News to Canada – 2/28/2011
I find this news completely and utterly fascinating.
Mostly because if you turn that statement around, you can say that Fox News IS allowed to broadcast false or misleading news in the United States of America.
Right? I really hope not.