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APTN says funds needed to support public service broadcasters

The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) on Friday called for the creation of a Services of Exceptional Importance Fund to support mandatory carriage broadcasters and other important services in the broadcasting system that meet critical policy mandates. 

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Canada and EU reiterate digital cooperation framework

In a Friday statement, leaders from Canada and the European Union announced the creation of a new “Digital Framework” under the auspices of the Strategic Partnership Agreement and the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). 

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CRTC issues new deadlines for Far North proceedings

The deadline for interventions and replies to the CRTC proceedings into service in the Far North has been extended, the regulator announced Friday.

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INDU hears Canada must not surpass European or Quebec privacy laws

While the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Quebec’s Law 25 are the gold standards for privacy legislation, the government of Canada must take care not to exceed those provisions, several witnesses told a House of Commons committee Thursday.

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Bell being denied MDU access in Kitchener, company complains to CRTC

BCE Inc. has asked the CRTC for urgent relief in a dispute with a building owner and management company over access to a multi-dwelling unit in Kitchener, Ontario. 

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Community radio calls for new funding at CRTC

Representatives from several community radio stations emphasized their role as a third-pillar of the Canadian broadcasting system during the CRTC’s hearings on Thursday, urging the regulator to develop a new funding model that supports them. 

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Eatrides defends CRTC independence at CHPC meeting

In a House of Commons heritage committee meeting that was marked more by partisan feuding than for what it revealed about the CRTC, commission chair Vicky Eatrides sought to fend off suggestions that the CRTC and Heritage Canada were colluding on the rollout of the Online Streaming Act. 

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Regulation of AI necessary, HUMA committee told

Canada will need to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) to protect workers while at the same time encouraging innovation, members of Parliament were told Wednesday. The House of Commons Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities met to consider the implications of AI on the Canadian labour force.

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BQ says media is in crisis and needs immediate action

Canada’s news media are in crisis and the government is taking too long to respond, the House of Commons was told Tuesday. Those comments came from Bloc Québécois Heritage critic Martin Champoux.

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Indigenous content is distinct from CanCon: Indigenous Screen Office

The Indigenous Screen Office (ISO), newly certified as an independent production fund on Nov. 8, closed out day three of the ongoing CRTC hearings with calls for continued emphasis on Indigenous self-determination and representation.

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