Weighing the pros and cons of a single Communications Act
News | 06/12/2008 4:47 pm EDT
A former CRTC vice-chair and a veteran communications lawyer agree that Canada should consider the merits of merging current broadcasting and telecom legislation into a single, unified Communications Act. But they caution that such a move will require some serious soul searching in terms of policy objectives, and a willingness to re-open the debate over foreign ownership of cultural content.