Laura-Ève Lambert Says ICI Musique Ended Their Collaboration After Cutting Her Story

Author Laura-Ève Lambert says ICI Musique censored an episode she recorded for Radio-Canada’s La chaîne musicale and ended their collaboration after she objected to changes. In an Instagram post, she described the decision as being “cancelled” and said she felt she had been promised creative freedom when invited to tell her life story through music. Lambert said the station removed parts of her account of adolescence without her consent. She explained that one disputed passage used a Quebec swear word to express how she felt as puberty changed her body in a way she did not want. According to Lambert, she was told that the word violated radio rules. She also said her description of a teenage revolt, which she linked to having experienced significant violence, was rejected because it spoke negatively about artists. A further disagreement concerned her reading interests at the time. Lambert said she described being fascinated by political novels and stories about murderers, explaining that she had not wanted revenge against people who hurt her but felt drawn to characters who acted on their anger. She said the material was characterized to her as encouraging violence, a conclusion she questioned. Lambert said the episode was ultimately abandoned and that ICI Musique also ended the wider collaboration. Her account, shared after she received messages from listeners about the episode, presents the dispute as a clash over how much control she would have over a personal story. The article does not include a response from the broadcaster.