Right, so he should recuse himself from hosting his show until the election is over. If he wins, he has a new job. If he loses, he can potentially resume his hosting duties. But giving him 6 hours of free airtime a week until the polls open seems like an unfair advantage, even if there's a relatively small audience. 

Unless, of course, he's paying for the airtime, in which case that needs to be disclosed on every broadcast.

pinto wrote:

From the CRTC

On-air personalities who become electoral candidatesOn-air personalities who become electoral candidates, whether they are employed on radio, television or community channels, even if their exposure is solely in the role of commercial announcer, have an unfair advantage over their opponents.These candidates should be removed from their on-air duties during the election period or on the date their candidacies are announced, whichever is later. Offering a similar on-air opportunity to an on-air candidate’s opponents is no longer an option.

"Should"
 

I'm going to check at 6 PM to see if he's still on as scheduled. 

RadioAaron wrote:

Nothing will happen. CRTC deliberately uses "should" and "must" distinctively. 

You're probably right.  Maybe try the CBSC with a cc to the Commission.
 

Binson Echorec wrote:

splunge wrote:

https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/industr/tvradio/guidelec.htm

There is nothing on this page that mentions municipal elections.

The page has subheadings for federal and provincial/territorial elections, but I saw nothing pertaining to municipal.
Are there different rules for municipal? They're generally not political in the same fashion as the other levels.

If there are, the onus would be on the candidates, not the media outlets.

Walter wrote:

John Tory openly campaigned for the mayor's chair for years on 1010, then finally ran.  Too bad he was an utter failure when he got the job.

 
to know that one would have to be a long time, regular listener .. an odd use of time listening to someone you've many times said you detest ..
 

I listened at 6 PM Friday, and sure enough the show aired as scheduled, even though Crombie posted this on Twitter/X the same day. So if there is in fact a law against mayoral candidates appearing on their own show while running for public office, he's definitely violated it. And so has the station. 

Stinand wrote:

g121 wrote:

Walter wrote:

John Tory openly campaigned for the mayor's chair for years on 1010, then finally ran.  Too bad he was an utter failure when he got the job.

to know that one would have to be a long time, regular listener .. an odd use of time listening to someone you've many times said you detest ..

You read my mind and said it better.

The key here is whether or not Tory remained on CFRB while campaigning, and whether or not the radio microphone offered any of the candidates an unfair advantage. Did Tory step side from his hosting role? Was he invited on as a guest more frequently than other candidates? Was there any observable or documented advantage or disadvantage in the municipal race as a result of any of the candidates having special access to the airwaves. Whether he was utterly good or an utter failure as mayor is immaterial and simply tooting your own political horn. In fact the comment seems out of place given that the question - a worthwhile one - revolves around electoral fairness and integrity.

Last edited by Saul (April 28, 2024 12:20 pm)

If Tory or Newstalk 1010 were not following the rules, or John was still hosting while the campaign was officially on, wouldn't those running against him bring this up?  I don't recall this was ever an issue or other candidates crying foul.

Considering this station still has their old and long gone morning show front and centre on its homepage, I don't think they're too concerned about anything they air.