A Ban on Banning

The long arm of the Ontario Film Review Board (OFRB) won't be reaching into our bags of popcorn again anytime soon.

The province of Ontario's government ruled today that the OFRB no longer has the power to ban films from our theatres. It's power is now limited to rating a film from G to R. And if it feels a film violates obscenity laws, it will notify police, who will then investigate the matter.

Porn films, however, won't be making it into mainstream theatres any time soon: the OFRB still has the power to censor adult movies.

Read the story here, on cbc.ca.