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Key Liberal ministers and parliamentary secretaries re-elected, NDP counterparts shut out in election

| 04/29/2025 2:06 pm EDT

Key Liberal ministers and parliamentary secretaries re-elected, NDP counterparts shut out in election

The Liberals managed to re-elect all of their key players concerned with the broadcasting and telecom sectors in the general election held Monday, Apr. 28. The Conservatives...

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Incoming CBC head non-committal on bonuses as she takes the helm, pledges to listen to Canadians

| 11/28/2024 5:43 pm EST

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The incoming president and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada appeared before the House of Commons committee on Canadian heritage on Wednesday, Nov. 27. Marie-Philippe Bouchard told...

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Don’t leave local news in the hands of megacorporations, Heritage committee hears

Media | 02/16/2022 8:45 pm EST

Don’t leave local news in the hands of megacorporations, Heritage committee hears

Not-for-profit community news associations are sounding the alarm over the Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. merger, with one stakeholder saying "democracy dies in the dark...

PM outlines new parliamentary committee to oversee security agencies

telecom | 11/06/2017 5:33 pm EST

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the creation of a new National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians in a press release on Monday. This new body will “have the authority to review national security and intelligence activities carried out across the Government of Canada,” according to the...

Government repeats no ISP tax in Heritage report review

Media | 10/18/2017 7:35 pm EDT

The federal government reiterated a previously held position that it will not implement taxes on internet service providers (ISP) in favour of Canadian content in a review of an earlier Heritage...

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‘Level playing field’ for foreign digital news services: committee

Media | 06/15/2017 4:52 pm EDT

‘Level playing field’ for foreign digital news services: committee

OTTAWA — After a year of study and hearing from 131 witnesses, some of...

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Committee’s ISP tax proposal a non-starter: PM

Media | 06/15/2017 4:29 pm EDT

Committee’s ISP tax proposal a non-starter: PM

OTTAWA — A House of Commons committee recommendation to expand the five-per-cent contribution broadcast distribution undertakings (BDUs) are required to make to the Canadian Media Fund to Internet Service Providers (ISPs) was dead on arrival Thursday, with both Prime...

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Ending CBC’s $25M in digital ads won’t help other media: Lacroix

Media | 11/22/2016 5:45 pm EST

CBC/Radio-Canada CEO Hubert Lacroix has responded to recent statements by the heads of some Canadian newspapers about the public broadcaster competing in the digital advertising space, writing...

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Bell Media reps face grilling on MTS at House committee

Media | 05/03/2016 6:40 pm EDT

OTTAWA — Parliamentarians hoping for answers to outstanding questions about Monday’s news that BCE Inc. had struck a deal to acquire Manitoba Telecom Services...

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Wireless health damage as certain as human-caused climate change: scientist

telecom | 04/28/2015 11:56 pm EDT

OTTAWA — A U.S. scientist who was part of a team that won a Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore in 2007 for their work on climate change told a Canadian parliamentary committee on Tuesday that...

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