CBC/Radio-Canada continued to come under fire in Parliament Thursday. The Bloc Québécois continued its battle against integration in the House of Commons, while the Senate saw discussion about a lawsuit the Crown corporation filed against the Conservative party. During...
OTTAWA -- BCE Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. are asking the House heritage committee to amend parts of the copyright and telecommunications acts to compel a number of intermediaries to take down websites that make available pirated content, resurrecting a request the companies spearheaded that was denied by the CRTC earlier this month. Tuesday’s recommendation is not new, as it was raised in front of the House of Commons industry committee in late September. However, earlier this month, the CRTC rejected the FairPlay Canada application that sought to impose a website-blocking system...
The Ministers of Canadian Heritage and Innovation, Science and Economic Development have new understudies. In a Thursday press release, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a makeover to his roster of parliamentary...