CFTO-DT controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2020
CTV News apologizes for airing non-consensual kiss clip
Company response
CTV News apologized for airing a clip in which a man kissed a woman being interviewed without permission. CTV News Toronto said the video demonstrated non-consensual behaviour and that airing it was wrong.
Company response
Apology — CTV News
CTV News has apologized after airing a clip of a man who interrupted an interview and kissing the woman being interviewed without permission.
Source excerpt
CTV News has apologized for airing a clip that featured “non-consensual behaviour.”
“The video demonstrated non-consensual behaviour and downplayed the fact that what had occurred was simply unacceptable and offensive,” he said.
CTV Toronto News anchor Nathan Downer told viewers Friday that it was “wrong” to air the video, saying what occurred was “unacceptable.”