Misleading remarks in Montreal West’s The Informer;
Residents of Lachine’s Hillcrest-Pominville neighbourhood have filed a complaint with the Quebec Press Council regarding an article in Montreal West’s The Informer about the Broughton Rd traffic barricade erected in October 2010. They feel the article is very misleading about a major matter of public security. The Quebec Press Council defends freedom of the press and the public’s right to quality reporting.
“We realize that The Informer simply quoted Mayor Beny Masella in the minutes of the August 23 council meeting,” notes Hillcrest resident John Symon. “But Mr Masella’s remarks were misleading and this fact has been clearly pointed out to the editor at The Informer. Many people reading The Informer article came to the false conclusion that the fire department and police department did not object to the barricade. In reality, the police department called the barricade ‘unsafe’ and the fire department strongly recommended against erected the barricade. Informer readers need to know this.”
