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All sides endorse Mazier’s internet bill in committee

Conservative MP Dan Mazier’s private member’s bill on internet service quality metrics got a smooth ride in the House of Commons industry committee on Monday. MPs from all parties backed the bill and all the witnesses who appeared before the panel spoke in favour of the legislation, known as Bill C-288....

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Network resiliency working group wants to expand CRTC authority over municipal infrastructure, provincially-regulated utilities

A working group composed of Canadian telecommunication service providers (CTSPs) and experts from the department of Innovation Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) is asking the government to expand the CRTC’s authority over passive infrastructure and provincially regulated support structures. ...

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Julie Roy new executive director at Telefilm

Julie Roy is leaving the National Film Board to become executive director at Telefilm Canada, Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez announced Monday. She begins her five-year term on Apr. 3. “With Julie Roy’s appointment as executive director, I am confident that Telefilm Canada’s important...

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