Weekly News (July 5, 2022)

Compiled by 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.

(June 28 – July 4, 2022)

Supreme Court of Canada

• [PRIVACY; RIGHT TO SILENCE]R. v. J.J., 2022 SCC 28 

Canadian Heritage

• Minister Hussen and the Canadian Anti-Hate Network launch anti-hate toolkit for Canadian schools

Communications Security Establishment Canada

• Communications Security Establishment releases annual report

Innovation, Science and Economic Development

• Government of Canada announces spectrum auction rules supporting high-quality and affordable wireless services 
• Government of Canada invests to bring high-speed Internet to 25 communities in Quebec
• Government of Canada to make an important announcement about mobile connectivity in Quebec
• Minister Ng to highlight progress of the Canada Digital Adoption Program in British Columbia

Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

• Global data protection authorities release guidance: Help for businesses and individuals to protect against cyber-attacks that exploit password re-use

Google

• Protecting people’s privacy on health topics
• Google and U.S. developers find agreement over Google Play store

Meta

• Our Largest Ever Climate Survey Can Inform Policies, Research and Campaigns Around the World

Amazon

• Amazon and Cartier File Two Joint Lawsuits Against Counterfeiters Using Social Media to Traffic Counterfeit Luxury Good

CRTC

    Broadcasting Decisions

·         2022-175 – Société Radio-Canada – Montréal, Quebec – Complaint against Société Radio-Canada on the use of an offensive word on air

·         2022-180 – Various licensees – Across Canada – Applications to renews the broadcasting licences for the large English-language and French-language television ownership groups set out in the appendix to the decision

·         2022-179 – Various licensees – Across Canada – Renewal of the broadcasting licences for the terrestrial broadcasting distribution undertakings set out in the appendix to the decision

·         2022-178 – Various licensees – Across Canada – Renewal of the broadcasting licences for the independent television stations set out in the appendix to the decision

·         2022-176 – South Asian Television Canada Limited – Across Canada – Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the third-language ethnic discretionary television station ATN South Asian Television (SATV)

Supreme Court of Canada

The Supreme Court of Canada announced that judgments in the following leave applications will be delivered on Thursday, July 7, 2022

• [SEARCH AND SEIZURE] Clinton Jordan Frank McKenzie v. Her Majesty the Queen (Man.) (Criminal) (By Leave) (40082)

Senate of Canada

• No further sitting days this week; next sitting day: September 20, 2022

Canadian House of Commons

• No sitting days this week; next sitting day: September 19, 2022

CRTC

The CRTC plans to issue the following decisions and/or regulatory policies in the week 4 to 8 July 2022. This is subject to change without notice.

Broadcasting Decisions

·         Various Licensees
Various independent television programming undertakings – Administrative renewals

·         Various licensees
Various terrestrial broadcasting distribution undertakings – Administrative renewals

·         Various licensees
Various large English-language and French-language television ownership groups – Administrative renewals

Telecom Decision:

·         Updates to the Canadian International Mobile Subscription Identify Assignment Guideline
Public record: 8621-C12-01/08

Public Consultations

• CBC/Radio-Canada engaging with Indigenous communities across Canada about better reflecting Indigenous cultures (April 26 – September 27, 2022)
• CRTC: Share your ideas and comments about telecommunications services in the Far North (June 8, 2022 – October 6, 2022)
• Reviewing access to information: Open – accepting input: Jan 11, 2022 to July 31, 2022 Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat : To ensure that the access to information regime continues to provide open, accessible and trustworthy information to Canadians in this digital age.
• Help Shape our Changing Narratives Fund (TBC) Open – accepting input   June 1, 2022 to July 31, 2022 Canadian Heritage: The Federal Anti-Racism Secretariat is leading and moderating up to 6 21 virtual roundtables with community stakeholders in June and July. (TBC)

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