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Conservatives to introduce new online safety bill
| 09/12/2024 6:35 pm EDT
The Conservative party is taking a swing at the issue of online safety, with plans to propose a new piece of legislation when the House resumes next week.
As parliamentarians prepare for their return to the Hill, Tory MP Michelle Rempel Garner (Calgary Nose Hill)...
Copyright Board joins Canadian Digital Regulators Forum
| 09/10/2024 5:02 pm EDT
The Copyright Board of Canada announced Tuesday it is signing on to the Canadian Digital Regulators Forum. It is joining the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, the Competition Bureau and the CRTC in the group.
“As the board consolidates its recent modernization...
Publishers, broadcasters clash with Google, news collective over Online News Act exemption
Internet and Governance | 09/04/2024 3:38 pm EDT
As the CRTC reviews Google’s application for...
Telecom association CEO wants more action, predictability from government
Internet and Governance | 08/21/2024 4:52 pm EDT
The head of the Canadian Telecommunications Association wants more...
Effects of mandated wholesale fibre access depend on final rates, stakeholders say
Internet and Governance | 08/13/2024 9:43 am EDT
While some companies praised the CRTC’s long-awaited decision to mandate...
Parliamentary petition seeks faster adoption of next generation 911
Internet and Governance | 08/08/2024 11:58 am EDT
An Ottawa man is spearheading a drive to get next generation 911 (NG911)...
CBC CEO Catherine Tait not worried for broadcaster’s longevity
Internet and Governance | 08/06/2024 4:25 pm EDT
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has made slashing CBC/Radio-Canada’s funding a mainstay in his talking points this year. But CBC CEO Catherine Tait says she is not worried about the broadcaster's survival if his party gains power in the next election.
“The...
Canadian Association of Broadcasters president sees warning signs on the horizon
Internet and Governance | 07/30/2024 4:31 pm EDT
Despite legislation introduced by the federal government meant to boost...
Netflix urges contribution limit be set at two per cent at CRTC hearings
Media | 12/01/2023 11:21 am EST
Netflix Services Canada ULC says it has invested large amounts of money...
CWTA tells panel review MVNOs would hurt investment, rural access
telecom | 03/11/2019 2:20 pm EDT
The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) took aim at mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in its submission to the ongoing review of Canada’s communications legislation....
Few internet giants weighed in to BTLR, submission list shows
telecom | 03/08/2019 4:13 pm EST
The panel in charge of reviewing the broadcasting and telecom acts received...
CRTC changes position on MVNOs, proposes mandated access
telecom | 02/28/2019 4:17 pm EST
The CRTC has reversed its long-held position that mobile virtual network...
‘Competition’ definition key to impact of new CRTC directive: experts
telecom | 02/27/2019 6:08 pm EST
The new policy direction for the CRTC announced by the federal government...
Double CBC funding, CMG tells communications review
Media | 02/22/2019 3:59 pm EST
The real value of the funding CBC/Radio-Canada receives has slipped significantly due to inflation, the...
Odds of Huawei ban have increased in recent months: analyst
telecom | 02/05/2019 4:26 pm EST
The likelihood Canada will ban Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. equipment from...
CBC president likens Netflix to colonialism
Media | 01/31/2019 4:27 pm EST
OTTAWA — CBC/Radio-Canada’s president Catherine Tait compared Netflix Inc.’s worldwide presence to the damage done by European colonialism, comments she made at a high-profile industry event Thursday where representatives from every sector of Canadian...
Innovation, rural development ministers get new parlsecs
telecom | 01/29/2019 12:38 pm EST
Quebec MP Rémi Massé will replace David Lametti as the parliamentary...
US files charges against Huawei in two cases
telecom | 01/28/2019 6:49 pm EST
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a highly-anticipated criminal case against Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. Monday, issuing a spate of charges against the company, two affiliates and its chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou,...
Gaming companies bristle after review panel suggests they’re broadcasters
Media | 01/28/2019 4:05 pm EST
A meeting with individuals leading the federal government’s review of...
Scott Bradley leaves Huawei
telecom | 01/11/2019 5:04 pm EST
Scott Bradley, vice-president of corporate affairs at Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.’s Canadian division, has left the company.
Bradley had been with Huawei for eight...
ARIN asks Parliament to require ISPs to maintain Whois info
telecom | 01/04/2019 6:21 pm EST
The organization responsible for allocating IP numbers to intermediaries in Canada is raising concerns there may no longer be a strong incentive for companies to keep updated records on IP number allocation or Whois information, and it wants Parliament to address the issue....
Top telecom and media stories to watch for in 2019
Media | 12/21/2018 5:46 pm EST
As the new year begins, the months ahead promise a new spectrum auction, new CRTC announcements on...
Huawei 5G decision won’t be made based on politics: Trudeau
telecom | 12/19/2018 5:14 pm EST
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government will rely on expert...
CEO says Copyright Board to ‘run tighter ship’
Media | 12/06/2018 12:24 pm EST
OTTAWA — The Copyright Board will work to address long-standing criticism over how long it takes to issue decisions, including by implementing new regulations, CEO Nathalie Théberge told members of the House industry committee....
Ontario’s increasing social media advertising worries AG
Media | 12/05/2018 5:25 pm EST
Ontario’s auditor general is raising concerns about a legal "loophole"...
Elections chief to Senate: give OPC oversight over party privacy policies
Media | 11/30/2018 3:09 pm EST
The head of Elections Canada is urging the government to give the privacy...
Elections commissioner expects ‘very positive’ relations with tech giants in 2019
Media | 11/22/2018 4:50 pm EST
OTTAWA — Canada’s elections commissioner said...
Facebook to cooperate with French regulators on pilot project
Media | 11/13/2018 4:26 pm EST
The French government will work with Facebook Inc. on a new initiative to...
Canada joins allies in calling out Russian cyberattacks
telecom | 10/04/2018 5:11 pm EDT
The Canadian government took part in a coordinated international effort...
Feds paid $190,000 in late-fees to telecoms: documents
telecom | 09/21/2018 6:31 pm EDT
The federal government spent at least $190,600 on late-payment fees and interest charges to telecom companies since September 2016, according to documents tabled recently in Parliament.
The bulk of the payments went to BCE Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc., who made at...
CSE defends network security as Tories press on Huawei concerns
telecom | 09/20/2018 8:51 pm EDT
OTTAWA -- Officials from Canada’s cyber-spy agency defended the security of Canada’s telecommunications systems and allowing Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd equipment to operate on them, as MPs...
Bryan Adams asked Trudeau, Harper to change Copyright Act
Media | 09/18/2018 2:32 pm EDT
OTTAWA -- Canadian rock legend Bryan Adams is asking Canadian lawmakers to...
Canadian privacy watchdogs urge privacy laws for political parties
Media | 09/17/2018 2:01 pm EDT
Canada's federal, provincial and territorial privacy watchdogs collectively...
Péladeau steps down as PQ leader
Media | 05/02/2016 7:46 pm EDT
Pierre Karl Péladeau announced Monday he is resigning as the leader of Quebec’s Parti Québécois, citing family reasons. Quebecor Inc. said in a press release following the announcement that it...
Joly non-committal on $150M in extra funding for CBC
Media | 02/02/2016 10:08 pm EST
Heritage Minister Melanie Joly is refusing to specify that the CBC will receive the $150 million in extra funding the Liberal government promised during last year’s election, despite receiving questions on the subject from both the opposition and the media in recent days. “Fair observers are sort of torn between having no reason to distrust the prime minister at this point and yet, it’s a sensitive subject because of what’s happened in the past,” when previous governments reversed positions on CBC funding, said Ian Morrison, spokesman for the watchdog group...