Canadian Broadcast Standards Council: Charles McVety

Faith Leaders Dept: McVety and other faith leaders are speaking out against restrictions that would prevent new places of worship from being built in light industrial zones, according to The Star. McVety, who has significant influence within Canada religious right, has been a fierce opponent of same-sex marriage, gay-straight alliances in schools and abortion. He has referred to Toronto Pride Parade as a sex parade. And two years ago, the CTS television network removed McVety program from its lineup for violating its code of ethics, after the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council found his program made malevolent, insidious and conspiratorial remarks about the gay community. McVety denounced the criticism as an attack on free speech and controversial Christian leader Charles McVety says Mayor Rob Ford has promised to attend a prayer rally Saturday to protest aspects of Toronto proposed harmonized zoning bylaw. Ford chief of staff Mark Towhey would not say whether the mayor was planning to attend. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.