Desmond Cole, who hosts a Sunday afternoon talk show on CFRB, took to the mic on Thursday in a very different way, crashing a Toronto Police Services Board meeting, making a statement against retaining carding data, giving a classic 60s “black power” raised fist salute, and refusing to leave before later dropping at least three F-bombs live on CP24, which was covering the meeting.
 
“F*** the rules of procedure,” the activist repeatedly responded, when told he was out of order, had been allowed to have his say and was asked to sit down or leave. Eventually, the meeting was adjourned, preventing other deputants from speaking, with an angry Cole aghast that police had been called in to get him out.
 
Cole was well aware that he was live on Bell’s co-owned CP24, being repeatedly warned by its reporter as the string of profanities continued. And while city officials who were there refused to say much about the incident, there was no shortage of reaction on CFRB, the radio outlet Cole calls home every 7th day.
 
Some callers demanded his immediate dismissal, with Rush host Ryan Doyle agreeing it was inappropriate but that what happened wasn’t serous enough to merit getting the axe. But even CFRA morning show front man and former RB morning host Bill Carroll later expressed his opinion that what Cole did – for whatever reason – was grounds for firing from his weekly program, since he was well aware the mics and cameras were live. 
 
I never listen to Cole’s show. It's not that he doesn't make some good points at times. But I find his opinions are too predictable and his topics aren’t varied enough for me, with his endless insistence on talking only about race to the exclusion of almost all other equally important issues. But I’m curious to know if anyone here thinks what he did is grounds for losing his Sunday gig.

Carding protest derails Toronto police board meeting