Reason for the petition:

On Wednesday, December 8th the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council launched a vicious attack against free speech and Word TV, knocking the program from CTS until further notice. Word TV is deemed to be "malevolent, insidious and conspiratorial" for using the term "sex parade" and opposing the proposed Ontario Sex Ed curriculum. The CBSC convicted Word TV without a hearing and National Chair Ron Cohen admits that neither he nor the council have read the Ontario Sex Edcurriculum. How can they convict Word TV of an opinion of a document without reading the document? Mr. Cohen says that their decision is finalwith no process of appeal. Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees freedom of speech, opinion, press and religion.

How can Mr. Cohen subvert our basic freedoms?
Who gave him the authority to condemn us as evil and "insidious"? Why is there no hearing, representation or appeal?

Today Mr. Cohen attacks us. Tomorrow it may be you.

Pre amble: We the undersigned are concerned with the gross violation of our Charter Rights when the CBSC rules against a show like Word TV. Therefore we the undersigned petition the CBSC to reverse their decision against Word TV and stop coming against our Charter Rights which guarantees freedom of religion, expression, and of the Press.