by Monica Auer | May 13, 2022 | Research
Canada needs new broadcasting legislation for two key reasons. First, the 1991 Broadcasting Act has failed to ensure implementation of the broadcasting policy for Canada set out by Parliament in that statute. Second, online broadcasting has expanded since 1999 to the...
by Monica Auer | Oct 19, 2021 | Research
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) and the Forum are pleased to be holding a zoom conference from 9 am ET to 4:30 pm ET on Wednesday, November 3, 2021, on legal issues raised by Bill C-10, legislation passed by the House of Commons this past Spring to amend...
by Monica Auer | Sep 23, 2021 | Research
The Forum submitted its intervention concerning Rogers’ application to acquire Shaw’s broadcasting services on 13 September 2021. Briefly, the Forum opposes approval of this application due to the likely negative effects it will have on BDU subscribers and...
by Monica Auer | Apr 21, 2021 | Research
OTTAWA (21 April 2021) – The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) and the Forum for Research and Policy in Communications (FRPC) today filed a Part 1 Application with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to protect consumer and...
by Monica Auer | Mar 29, 2021 | Research
The Forum submitted comments on the CRTC’s latest commercial radio review, the 20th it is has undertaken since 1968. Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2020-374 is (at the moment) a two-part proceeding, with comments in Phase 1 (29 March 2021) and replies...
