Weekly News (August 27, 2019)

Compiled by Ian Steinberg with Sara Bannerman

McMaster University, Communications Governance Observatory

 

Communications Governance Observatory Monthly Podcast Series

Podcast Episode 8: Platform Regulation Part 1 with Dr. Tamara Shepherd (17 min)

Podcast Episode 9: Platform Regulation Part 2 with Dr. Tamara Shepherd (17 min)

Canadian News (August 20-26, 2019)

 

International News (August 20-26, 2019)

Press Releases and Decisions (August 20-26, 2019)

Supreme Court of Canada

  • Simon Peter John Dorey v. Pamela Anne Havens (B.C.) (Civil) (By Leave) (38632) The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver), Number CA45004, 2019 BCCA 47, dated February 6, 2019, is dismissed with costs.
  • Riches, McKenzie & Herbert LLP v. Cosmetic Warriors Limited (F.C.) (Civil) (By Leave) (38626) The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal, Number A-70-18, 2019 FCA 48, dated March 11, 2019, is dismissed with costs.

Federal Court of Canada

  • [TRADE-MARK] Zara Natural Stones Inc. v. Industria De Diseno Textil, S.A. – 2019 FC 1083

 

Canadian Heritage

CRTC

News Releases:

  • Broadcasting decision 2019-301
    [2019-08-23 11:00:00]
    APPROVED – Base Commander of Canadian Forces in Suffield – Suffield, Alberta – Application to amend the broadcasting licence for the non-commercial radio station CKBF-FM Suffield in order to operate a transmitter at Canadian Forces Base Suffield
  • Telecom order 2019-300
    [2019-08-23 11:00:00]
    RENEWED – Sirius XM Canada Inc. – Across Canada – Renewal of the broadcasting licence for the satellite subscription radio services Sirius Canada and XM Canada
  • Broadcasting decision 2019-299
    [2019-08-22 11:00:00]
    APPROVED – Radio MF Charlevoix inc. – Saint-Hilarion, La Malbaie, Baie-Saint-Paul, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François and Saint-Siméon, Quebec – Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the French-language community radio station CIHO-FM Saint-Hilarion, Quebec, and its transmitters CIHO-FM-1 La Malbaie, CIHO-FM-2 Baie-Saint-Paul, CIHO-FM-3 Petite-Rivière-Saint-François and CIHO-FM-4 Saint-Siméon
  • Telecom order 2019-288-1
    [2019-08-22 11:00:00]
    Corrections – Follow-up to Telecom Orders 2016-396 and 2016-448 – Final rates for aggregated wholesale high-speed access services – Public record: Bell Canada Tariff Notices 7504 and 7533; Bell MTS Tariff Notice 798; Cogeco Communications Inc. Tariff Notices 52, 52A, and 52B; Eastlink Tariff Notices 37 and 37A; MTS Inc. Tariff Notices 778, 778A, and 778B; Rogers Communications Partnership Tariff Notices 45 and 45A; Saskatchewan Telecommunications Tariff Notices 329 and 329A; Shaw Cablesystems G.P. Tariff Notices 26, 26A, and 26B; TELUS Communications Company Tariff Notice 512; and Videotron G.P. Tariff Notices 52, 52A, 55, and 55A
  • Broadcasting decision 2019-298
    [2019-08-21 11:00:00]
    APPROVED – Zazeen Inc. – Gatineau, Montréal, Québec and Sherbrooke and their surrounding areas, Quebec, and Toronto, Hamilton/Niagara, Oshawa, Kitchener, Ottawa, London and Windsor and their surrounding areas, Ontario – Applications to revoke the regional broadcasting licences issued to Zazeen Inc. for the undertakings serving the above-mentioned locations in Ontario and Quebec
  • Broadcasting notice of consultation 2019-225-1
    [2019-08-21 11:00:00]
    Notice of hearing – 5 September 2019 – Gatineau, Quebec – Withdrawal of items 2 to 6
  • Broadcasting information bulletin 2019-297
    [2019-08-20 11:00:00]
    Guidelines for all licensees of broadcasting undertakings serving the province of Manitoba – Provincial election
  • Broadcasting decision 2019-296
    [2019-08-20 11:00:00]
    APPROVED – Radio CLARE Association – Comeauville/Yarmouth, Nova Scotia – Application to change the authorized contours of the French-language radio programming undertaking CIFA-FM

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Upcoming Events

Senate of Canada

  • No fixed and possible Senate sitting days this week; Senate reconvenes on September 17, 2019

Canadian House of Commons

  • No fixed and possible House of Commons sitting days this week; House reconvenes on September 16, 2019

Supreme Court of Canada

 

Innovation, Science and Economic Development

  • Consultation on a Policy and Licensing Framework for Spectrum in the 3500 MHz Band

CRTC

The CRTC plans to issue the following decisions, regulatory policies and reports in the coming week. This list may be incomplete and is subject to change without notice.

  • Broadcasting Decision:
    • Decision relating to the following application considered under the Commission’s Part 1 process:
      • Intercity Broadcasting Network Inc.
        CKFG-FM Toronto – Licence amendments
        Public record for this application: 2019-0574-6
    • Broadcasting Regulatory Policy:
      • English-language closed captioning mandatory quality standards relating to the accuracy rate for live television programming Public record: 1011-NOC2019-0009

Upcoming Public Hearings:

 

  • CRTC Open Broadcasting Proceedings
  • CRTC Open Telecom Proceedings

 

 

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