Politicians are expressing outrage that the CBC is thinking of filming a TV series about serial killer and rapist Paul Bernardo.
St.Catharines MP Chris Bittle and Mayor Walter Sendzik are asking the CBC to put a stop to a TV series about the St.Catharines' native.
Bittle says it is not something a broadcaster should use to boost sagging ratings.
He says the proposed Fifth Estate documentary about Bernardo is an ill-conceived idea, and it will only cause more harm and give a platform to murderers.
Karen Moncur former News Director at 610 CKTB joined Tim Denis to talk about the proposal.
She was working as a reporter in Niagara during the abductions and murders of Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy.
Moncur says it took years for Niagara to heal a little bit from Bernardo's crimes and this would 'rip old wounds apart.'
She reminds people that Bernado's rape victims are still alive and they have to live with the trauma.
Moncur says if the program goes ahead, she's hoping no one will watch saying there is nothing to be learned or gained from it.
She says the only time she wants to hear Bernardo's name is when he is carried out of prison in a box.
Both Moncur and CKTB's Tim Denis refuse to say Bernardo's name out loud, saying they have too much respect for the victim's families.
Some residents on social media said opponents of the idea are hypocrites, pointing to the success of Netflix documentaries featuring serial killers.
The movie 'Karla' was released in 2006 depicting Karla Holmoka's role in the murders.
It can still be purchased online.
Moncur says that books and movies have been done on the pair, but there is no new information on the cases and wonders what the goal of the series would be.