US EditionRadio-Canada apologizes after reporter uses antisemitic language on air
- On Monday in Montreal, Radio-Canada issued an apology after a reporter made antisemitic remarks on air.
- Serret made remarks claiming Jews finance much of American politics and run cities and Hollywood, which aligns with antisemitic tropes defined by the IHRA.
- Radio-Canada condemned the comments as stereotypical and prejudicial, relieved Serret of duties indefinitely, and shared a public apology statement online.
- Prominent figures like Liberal MP Anthony Housefather and CIJA's Eta Yudin called the broadcaster's action positive, while Minister Guilbeault highlighted that antisemitic language risks normalizing hatred.
- The incident prompted calls for Radio-Canada to take concrete measures to prevent such antisemitic comments and systemic issues from recurring on Canadian airwaves.
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Radio-Canada Suspends Journalist After Antisemitic Comments Spark Outrage
Radio-Canada reporter Élisa Serret. Photo: Screenshot A journalist at Canada’s national public broadcaster, Radio-Canada, has been suspended after using antisemitic language during a Monday television broadcast, prompting an official apology from the network. On the news program “Sur le terrain,” correspondent Élisa Serret, reporting from Washington on US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to Israel, was asked why the US continues to support…
RDI journalist suspended for comments considered to be anti-Semitic
Comments deemed 'anti-Semitic, erroneous, and prejudicial to Jewish communities' by journalist Élisa P. Serret during an analysis on ICI RDI have been condemned by several parties, including Radio-Canada and the Canadian Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture Steven Guilbeault.
Radio-Canada suspended a journalist for anti-Semitic talk on television.The Canadian government has denounced "unacceptable" statements as Ottawa is preparing a bill to combat religious hatred
A segment aired Monday on RDI was criticized by Jewish associations and politicians in Ottawa.
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