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Weekly News (Oct. 10th-15th)

Charnjot Shokar

Communications Governance in the News

Compiled by Charnjot Shokar

Research Assistant, Networked Communications Governance Lab

M.A. Candidate, Communication and New Media, McMaster University

Canadian News: Oct. 2-8

International News: Oct. 2-8

Press Releases and Decisions: Oct. 2-8

Supreme Court of Canada

  • [ACCESS TO INFORMATION] Canada (Attorney General) v. Fontaine– 2017 SCC 47 – 2017-10-06 Supreme Court Judgments Civil procedure – Class actions – Courts – Jurisdiction – Inherent jurisdiction – Implied undertaking – Interpretation of settlement agreement – Privacy – Access to information – Exemptions – Third party information – Personal information – The appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Numbers C59310, C59311 and C59320, 2016 ONCA 241, dated April 4, 2016, heard on May 25, 2017, is dismissed with costs to the Independent Counsel. Reasons for judgement.

Federal Court of Appeal

  • [PATENT] Apotex Inc. v. Pfizer Inc.: This is an appeal of the decision of Diner J. of the Federal Court dismissing Apotex Inc.’s (Apotex) motion for partial summary judgment. Apotex contended that the respondents’ failure to pay the proper application fee for the issuance of Canadian Patent No. 1,339,132 (the 132 Patent) invalidated the patent. The Federal Court disagreed: 2016 FC 136, [2017] 1 F.C.R. 3. Apotex appeals.

CRTC Decisions

  • [BROADCASTING] Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2017-356: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation – Sudbury and Timmins, Ontario – APPROVED – Application to change the authorized contours of the rebroadcasting transmitter CBON-FM-25 Timmins
  • [BROADCASTING] Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2017-355: THEMA Canada Inc. – Across Canada – APPROVED – Application to add Canal+ International, a non-Canadian French-language service, to the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution
  • [BROADCASTING] Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2017-354: CFPV-FM Radio Ltd. – Pemberton, British Columbia – APPROVED – Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the English-language commercial radio station CFPV-FM Pemberton
  • [BROADCASTING] Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2017-351: International Harvesters for Christ Evangelistic Association Inc. – Halifax and Wolfville, Nova Scotia – APPROVED – Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the English-language specialty (Christian music) radio station CJLU-FM Halifax and its transmitter CJLU-FM-1 Wolfville
  • [TELECOM] Telecom Notice of Consultation CRTC 2017-259-1: Call for comments – Reconsideration of Telecom Decision 2017-56 regarding final terms and conditions for wholesale mobile wireless roaming service – New deadline for second phase of interventions: 27 October 2017 – New deadline for further comments on second phase of interventions: 3 November 2017 – Revised deadline for final submissions: 1 December 2017 – File number: 1011-NOC2017-0259
  • [TELECOM] Telecom Order CRTC 2017-357: TELUS Communications Company – Revision to Interexchange channel rental service – File numbers: Tariff Notices 628 and 628A
  • [TELECOM] Telecom Order CRTC 2017-353: Streamlined Order – The Commission approves on a final basis the following tariff applications: Northwestel Inc., TNs 998 and 999
  • [TELECOM] Telecom Order CRTC 2017-352: Streamlined Order – The Commission approves on an interim basis the following tariff application: Independent Telecommunications Providers Association, TN 116
  • [TELECOM] Telecom Order CRTC 2017-350: Streamlined Order – The Commission approves on an interim basis the proposed tariff pages filed in the following tariff application: Northwestel Inc. TN 1000
  • [TELECOM] Telecom Order CRTC 2017-349: Streamlined order – The Commission approves on an interim basis the following tariff applications: Bell Aliant Regional Communications, Limited Partnership TN 511; TELUS Communications Company TN 528 (TCC) and TN 630 (TCQ)

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