Weekly Newsletter: 22 March 2022

Weekly News (March 22, 2022)

Compiled by Kyle Wyndham-West, Bradley McNeil, Fizza Kulvi, Meaghan Wester, and Nick Gertler with Sara Bannerman, Fenwick McKelvey, Guillaume Dandurand, Marek Blottière, and Kevin Morin
McMaster University, Communications Governance Observatory

The Communications Governance Discussion Group meets every few weeks by Zoom.  Email organizer Derek Hrynyshyn <derekh@yorku.ca> for details.

(March 15- March 22, 2022)

Canadian News 

International News

(March 15- March 22, 2022)

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

·         MP Jones to announce high-speed Internet project in Labrador

National Film Board

·         National Film Board of Canada announces distribution path for Inconvenient Indian

Microsoft Blog

·         A new Open Data for Social Impact Framework

CRTC

News Releases:

·         Broadcasting decision 2022-71
[2022-03-18 11:00:00]
Leclerc Communication inc. – Québec, Quebec – Application to change the authorized contours of the radio station CFEL-FM Québec

·         Broadcasting order 2022-70
[2022-03-17 11:00:00]
Broadcasting Licence Fees – Part I

·         Telecom decision 2022-69
[2022-03-17 11:00:00]
Groupe Maskatel LP – Implementation of local competition regarding CoopTel in the exchange of Upton, Quebec – Public record: 8663-M22-202107044

·         Telecom notice of consultation 2021-404-1
[2022-03-16 16:00:00]
Call for comments – Hosted call handling solutions for public safety answering points on the next-generation 9-1-1 network – Changes to procedure – Public record: 1011-NOC2021-0404

·         Broadcasting decision 2022-68
[2022-03-16 16:00:00]
Review of the authorization to distribute Russia Today (RT) and RT France pursuant to the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution

·         Broadcasting decision 2022-67
[2022-03-16 16:00:00]
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation – Calgary and Harvie Heights, Alberta – Application to change the authorized contours of CBRC-FM Harvie Heights, a rebroadcasting transmitter of the English-language radio station CBR

Supreme Court of Canada

·         [WEB SITE BLOCKING/ ONLINE GAMBLING] The Supreme Court of Canada announced today that judgment in the following leave applications will be delivered at 9:45 a.m. EDT on Thursday, March 24, 2022. This list is subject to change: 39774 Attorney General of Quebec v. Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (Que.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Senate of Canada

·         Planned & Possible sitting days this week: The Senate sits all week.

  • Transport and Communications:  March 23, 2022 6:30 PM ET   
    • Study the impacts of climate change on critical infrastructure in the transportation and communications sectors; Witnesses:
  • -Susan Hart, Director General, Spectrum Management Operations Branch
  • -Marc-André Rochon, Senior Director, Spectrum Management Operations Branch
  • -Wen Kwan, Senior Director, Information and Communications Technology Resilience
  • -Martin Proulx, Director General, Spectrum and Telecommunications Sector
  • -Andre Arbour, Director General, Telecommunications and Internet Policy Branch

Canadian House of Commons

·         Planned & Possible sitting days this week: The House meets all week.

CRTC

Anticipated releases for the week of 21 to 25 March 2022

The CRTC plans to issue the following decisions and/or regulatory policies in the week of 21 to 25 March 2022. This is subject to change without notice.

Broadcasting Decisions:

·         Cogeco Media Inc.
CILM-FM Saguenay, Chicoutimi – Acquisition of assets
Public record: 2021-0295-3

·         Arsenal Média inc.
CHGO-FM Val-d’Or, CHOA-FM Rouyn-Noranda and its transmitters and CJGO-FM La Sarre and its transmitter – Acquisition of assets
Public record: 2021-0297-9

·         Corus Radio Inc.
CJKR-FM Winnipeg – Technical changes
Public record: 2022-0009-6

Open Proceedings

·         CRTC Open Broadcasting Proceedings

·         CRTC Open Telecom Proceedings

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