Newsletter: October 29, 2019

Weekly News (October 29, 2019)

Compiled by Ian Steinberg and Kim Payne with Sara Bannerman

McMaster University, Communications Governance Observatory

Canadian News (October 22-28, 2019)

 International News (October 22-28, 2019)

(October 22-28, 2019)

Supreme Court of Canada

Judgments in leave applications:

  • [DEFAMATION] Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Gillian Findlay, Morris Karp and David Studer v. AARC Society (Alberta Adolescent Recovery Centre) (Alta.) (Civil) (By Leave) (38675) The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Alberta (Calgary), Number 1801-0257-AC, 2019 ABCA 125, dated April 8, 2019, is dismissed with costs. It is not necessary to decide the applicants’ motion to strike.

CRTC

News Releases:

  • Telecom notice of consultation 2019-57-1
    [2019-10-28 11:00:00]
    Notice of hearing – Review of mobile wireless services – Changes to procedure – Revised public hearing commencement date: 18 February 2020 – Revised deadline for further comments: 22 November 2019 – Deadline for parties to reply to the Commissioner of Competition’s economic studies: 13 January 2020 – Revised deadline for final submissions: 23 March 2020
  • Broadcasting decision 2019-356
    [2019-10-28 11:00:00]
    APPROVED – 10679313 Canada Inc. – Sainte-Marie, Quebec – Application for a broadcasting licence to operate a French-language commercial FM radio station in Sainte-Marie
  • Anticipated releases for the week of 28 October to 1 November 2019
    [2019-10-25 20:00:00]
    The CRTC plans to issue the following decisions, regulatory policies and reports in the coming week.
  • Telecom regulatory policy 2019-354
    [2019-10-24 11:00:00]
    Review of the reseller registration obligation – Public record: 1011-NOC2017-0450

 Competition Bureau

 Copyright Board of Canada

 Elections Canada

 Global Affairs Canada

 National Film Board

 Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

Federal Trade Commission

 Federal Communication Commission

 Facebook

 Google

Microsoft

Twitter

“The 42nd Parliament was dissolved on September 11, 2019.

Dissolution occurs when the Governor General, on the advice of the Prime Minister, issues a proclamation putting an end to the current Parliament, which triggers a general election.

In practice, as soon as Parliament is dissolved, all committee activity ceases and, as such, all orders of reference and committee studies lapse. No committee may sit during a dissolution.”

Senate of Canada

  • No fixed and possible Senate sitting days this week.

Canadian House of Commons

  • No fixed and possible House of Commons sitting days this week.

 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.

Telecom Decision:

  • 9315-1884 Québec inc. – Implementation of local competition for TELUS Communications Inc. in the exchanges of Courcelles and Lambton, Quebec
    Public record: 8663-L2-201811224

Upcoming Public Hearings:

Copyright Board of Canada

Upcoming hearings:

 

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