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Tories put forward motion to kill Bill C-18, send “subject matter” to committee

Conservative MP John Nater wants the Liberal government to withdraw its Online News Act and instead send the “subject matter” to the House of Commons Heritage Committee, claiming that there are many questions the bill does not address.

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Tories demand action on 988, Liberals say outreach is ongoing

The Conservatives kept up their pressure on the government to implement a three-digit emergency line for mental health crises and suicide prevention. It has been more than a year since the House of Commons unanimously approved MP Todd Doherty’s motion to establish 988 as that line.

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Péladeau says Quebecor will stick to facilities-based model long-term

Quebecor Inc. CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau said “there’s no reason at this stage” that the company will change its business model from a facilities-based to an MVNO-based model.

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Liberal MPs say Tories faking outrage over Bill C-11, defend CRTC as regulator

Liberal MP Mark Gerretsen decried the fake outrage he said the Conservatives are invoking in opposing Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act, as Liberals got a chance to defend the bill in the House of Commons on Wednesday. 

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“A very strong opening” to Shaw-Rogers Competition Tribunal proceeding: former Competition Bureau advisor

The recent move by Canada’s competition watchdog to block the pending acquisition of Shaw Communications Inc by Rogers Communications Inc. shows that the bureau is “aiming much higher” than a simple wireless remedy, though it doesn’t put such a remedy out of reach entirely, according to one competition law expert. 

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 Tories attack C11, Grits compare it to CanCon regulations

The Conservatives continue to lambaste the government for the Online Streaming Act, Bill C-11, while the Liberals maintain the Tories are misrepresenting the legislation and compare it to the Canadian Content regulations brought in 50 years ago. The Conservatives have vowed to change the bill in committee.

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Email spam and lack of consent top list for biggest spam complaints: report

Canadians are sending approximately 6,459 complaints per week to the Spam Reporting Centre (SRC), according to a report issued by the CRTC. 

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BREAKING: Freedom Mobile divestiture not good enough in Rogers-Shaw merger: Comp. Bureau

The Competition Bureau has presented its case to the Competition Bureau that any divestiture of Shaw Communications Inc.‘s wireless assets will not be an adequate remedy for the harms to competition caused by the company’s acquisition by Rogers Communications Inc.

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Telus and IBG row in behind NPF-PIAC petition against Rogers-Shaw CRTC approval

A joint petition to cabinet from the National Pensioners Federation and the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (NPF-PIAC) to overturn the CRTC’s approval of the broadcast elements of the Rogers Communications Inc. acquisition of Shaw Communications Inc. has gained some support from from an unlikely ally: one of the biggest telecom companies in the country. 

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CMPA enters fight for passage of Online Streaming Act

The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) has entered the battle to pass Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act currently before Parliament. The group is operating a website, running an advertising campaign and employing social media to get its message out that the nation’s broadcast rules must be revised.

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