A group of Canadian newspapers have withdrawn from the Ontario press council (OPC) complaining about the watchdog's "politically correct mentality".
Sun Media, the country's largest newspaper publisher, will remove its 27 titles from scrutiny, including the popular tabloid, the Toronto Sun.
A Sun Media spokesman explained: "The editorial direction of our newspapers, especially our urban tabloids, is incompatible with a politically correct mentality that informs OPC thinking, in the selection of cases it hears, and the rulings it renders."
The Toronto Sun recently came under fire for its decision to publish a photograph of Prince William's wife, Kate, at the precise moment a gust of wind lifted her dress.
Editor-in-chief James Wallace defended publication, saying the Sun delivers "news with edge and attitude" and that the picture was deemed to be "compelling and newsworthy."
Last year, Sun Media's parent company, Quebecor, withdrew from the Quebec Press Council.
Source: CBC
