The decision to sanction Radio-Canada for having used the “word in n” during a public affairs program is incomprehensible according to the Quebec government.

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“It’s a public affairs show! All of you, as journalists, members of the CRTC, unelected people, will tell you what you have the right to say or not to say on the air and that is totally ridiculous,” explains Minister Nathalie. Roy.

She even summoned her federal counterpart "to put on her pants to bring the CRTC back into line".

However, the Trudeau government does not intend to take a position in this debate.

“On the one hand, it must be understood that this word is fraught with meaning and that its use is deeply hurtful for black Canadians. On the other hand, we must remember that such a decision must take into account the freedom of the press, which is fundamental to our democracy and which must always be protected, ”underlines the Minister of Canadian Heritage, Pablo Rodriguez.