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Next CRTC chair must be bilingual: Rodriguez

The Minister of Canadian Heritage has assured the House of Commons that the next chair of the CRTC will be fluent in both of Canada’s official languages. The government has been taking heat for appointing a unilingual anglophone as Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick and a Governor-General who does not speak French.

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C-11 will “hang over the system until Supreme Court has spoken” over jurisdiction: Palmer

A former senior general counsel at the Department of Justice has told members of parliament studying the Online Streaming Act that the bill “lacks a foundation in Canadian constitutional law” because internet streaming services do not transmit to the public by radio waves nor do they operate telecommunications facilities that cross provincial boundaries. 

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Lower, legally novel threshold in Bill S-7 needed for “unique situation”: minister

The government’s attempt to create a  brand new threshold of “reasonable general concern” for the search of personal digital devices at Canada’s border crossings is necessary because of the presence of the evidence of drug trafficking, child pornography, and “hate propaganda” on devices like cell phones, according to the minister responsible for the legislation. 

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Disney questions CanCon under Bill C-11, ACTRA says bill reduces foreign requirement to use Canadian talent

A Walt Disney Company executive is questioning rules around Canadian content, claiming that some of its Canada-specific stories do not qualify as CanCon while American-based stories qualify, and is calling for the government to develop a more “flexible” approach to CanCon in the Online Streaming Act.

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Rogers-Shaw deal on hold until Competition Tribunal proceeding

Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. have reached an agreement with the Competition Bureau on a preliminary injunction for their proposed merger until the case is heard and decided by the Competition Tribunal. 

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CRTC dismisses Bell complaint that Videotron Vrai HVOD service violates regulations

The CRTC has found that Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron did not contravene its regulations or video-on-demand exemption order, after BCE Inc. filed a complaint that the company was giving itself and advantage by offering its Hélix TV Vrai hybrid video-on-demand (HVOD) service at a lower price compared to its direct-to-consumer (DTC) version.

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Stakeholder reaction to CRTC policy direction mixed

Amongst those independent internet service providers (ISPs) who had been pleading with the federal government to overturn the CRTC’s 2021 reversal of a 2019 decision that drastically lowered the rates those ISPs paid for access to incumbent networks, reaction to Thursday’s proposed policy direction was like the policy itself: decidedly mixed. 

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CRTC denies Bell application on Videotron roaming

BCE Inc.’s Bell Mobility Inc. has lost an application before the CRTC about Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron Ltd. over the Quebec firm’s use of Bell’s wholesale roaming service. In a letter Wednesday, the commission dismissed the filing and urged the parties to negotiate between themselves.

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Canada and Quebec invest $200K each in broadband rollout

The governments of Canada and of Quebec are each investing $199,305 in broadband rollout in three Quebec communities. BCE Inc. will add an additional $132,000.

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New legislation needed to cover growing privacy issues: Therrien

Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien is calling for new legislation that would cover consent issues, forbid widespread data collection, hold collectors accountable and permit audits by his office. 

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