TAGGED AS PASCALE ST-ONGE
CBC committee needs more francophone minority participation, senator says
| 05/31/2024 2:33 pm EDT
A senator from New Brunswick is upset with the advisory committee on modernizing CBC/Radio-Canada because it does not include any experts from francophone minority...
Éric Forest defends CBC to colleagues in Senate debate
Media | 05/29/2024 7:10 pm EDT
Éric Forest of the Independent Senators Group took to the floor of the Red Chamber Tuesday to defend CBC/Radio-Canada. He was speaking to a motion introduced by Progressive Senator Andrew Cardozo.
Forest began by acknowledging the mandate review announced earlier this...
Heritage Minister appoints CBC advisory committee
Media | 05/14/2024 5:00 pm EDT
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge announced Monday the appointment of the advisory committee...
Bloc continues to hammer CBC integration plans
Media | 05/06/2024 7:36 pm EDT
Monday the Bloc Québécois continued its assault on plans for CBC/Radio-Canada to merge some of its...
Bloc condemns reported integration of CBC English and French services
Internet and Governance | 05/03/2024 3:07 pm EDT
The Bloc Québécois has sounded the alarm after a report in La Presse that...
Budget finds money for CBC, public interest broadcasters
Media | 04/16/2024 11:05 pm EDT
A group of public interest broadcasters is getting more money from the...
St-Onge appoints committee to look for new CBC president
Media | 03/01/2024 3:50 pm EST
Minister of Canadian Heritage Pascale St-Onge announced Friday an independent advisory committee has been struck that will begin the search for a new president and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada.
Chairing the committee is Just for Laughs president and CEO Charles Décarie. The...
Natalie Théberge appointed vice-chair at CRTC
Internet and Governance | 02/22/2024 1:27 pm EST
The government has named Natalie Théberge as vice-chair at the CRTC, it was announced Thursday. Her...
Trudeau says Bell decision to cut jobs is “garbage”; CNOC not surprised
telecom | 02/09/2024 5:07 pm EST
Reaction has been swift and condemnatory to the announcement Thursday by...
CRTC, St-Onge highlight Bell’s profitability in response to 4.8K job cut, CTV and radio closures
Media | 02/08/2024 3:57 pm EST
BCE Inc. announced Thursday that it will be...
Foreign streamers a problem for all Canadian broadcasters, CMPA hears
Media | 02/05/2024 4:39 pm EST
OTTAWA–Foreign streamers will be a prickly problem for mainstream...
Canadians won’t get consulted on new CBC mandate, St-Onge tells Prime Time conference
Media | 02/01/2024 2:50 pm EST
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge said...
Government announces $100M for Telefilm
Media | 01/31/2024 4:37 pm EST
The Government of Canada is supporting Canadian feature films and television productions by investing...
Tait attacked for taking trip to Australia as CBC cutbacks loom
Media | 12/13/2023 5:30 pm EST
CBC/Radio-Canada continued to come under fire in Parliament Tuesday with...
St-Onge refuses to say if she will fire CBC president Catherine Tait
Media | 12/11/2023 1:19 pm EST
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge would not take the bait when the...
St-Onge faces questioning on portfolio during Senate appearance
Media | 12/07/2023 5:03 pm EST
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge faced a barrage of questions from Senators during an appearance before the Red Chamber Wednesday. She was asked about CBC/Radio-Canada, the Online Streaming and Online News Acts, and broadcasting in the north.
Clément Gignac of...
Blanchet says CBC cuts at worst possible time
Internet and Governance | 12/06/2023 1:48 pm EST
The Bloc Québécois is continuing its fight against cutbacks at CBC/Radio-Canada. Tuesday in Question...
BQ media fund idea won’t solve problems, St-Onge maintains
Media | 11/27/2023 5:31 pm EST
The Bloc Québécois is continuing its fight for a fund to help Canadian...
St-Onge releases Streaming Act direction to CRTC
Internet and Governance | 11/14/2023 5:09 pm EST
Tuesday Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge issued the final policy direction to the CRTC that...
Federal government launches consultation on AI and copyright
Internet and Governance | 10/12/2023 4:13 pm EDT
The federal government is seeking public input on generative artificial...
New Heritage Minister St-Onge promises to battle tech giants
Internet and Governance | 07/26/2023 5:04 pm EDT
OTTAWA–Pascale St-Onge vows to keep up the fight with tech giants over the Online Streaming Act and the Online News Act. Wednesday she was appointed as Minister of Canadian Heritage, replacing Pablo Rodriguez, who is now Minister of Transport.
She promises to keep up...
Unions criticize Senate report on CBC
Media | 07/22/2015 4:37 pm EDT
The National Communications Federation (FNC-CSN) and the union representing Radio-Canada employees are criticising a recent report on the future of the CBC/Radio-Canada issued by the Senate’s transport and communications...