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Newsletter: March 23, 2021

Emmanuel Appiah

Weekly News (March 23, 2021)

Compiled by Emmanuel Appiah, Meaghan Wester, and Nick Gertler with Sara Bannerman, Fenwick McKelvey, Guillaume Dandurand, Marek Blottière, and Kevin Morin

McMaster University, Communications Governance Observatory

This week’s newsletter includes additional links to articles made available through Factiva via McMaster and York respectively.

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

(March 16-22nd, 2021)

Canadian News

International News

(March 16-22nd, 2021)

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission

Employment and Social Development Canada

 Global Affairs

 Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

 Supreme Court of Canada

  • The Supreme Court of Canada has today deposited with the Registrar judgments in the following leave applications.
    • [SEARCH & SEIZURE/DIGITAL DEVICES] Ryan Wolfson c. Sa Majesté la Reine (Qc) (Criminelle) (Autorisation) (39352) (Dismissed)
    • [COPYRIGHT] Les Éditions Québec Amérique inc. c. Druide Informatique inc. (Qc) (Civile) (Autorisation) (39391)(Dismissed)
  • The Supreme Court of Canada announced that the following appeals were heard.
    • [FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION] City of Toronto v. Attorney General of Ontario (Ont.) (Civil) (By Leave) (38921)
    • [PUBLICATION BAN] Canadian Broadcasting Corporation v. Her Majesty the Queen, et al. (Man.) (Civil) (By Leave) (38992)

Federal Court of Canada

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CRTC

News Releases:

  • Telecom order 2021-112
    [2021-03-19 11:00:00]
    Streamlined order – The Commission approves on a final basis the following tariff application: Bell Canada TN 7628
  • Broadcasting order 2021-111
    [2021-03-19 11:00:00]
    Broadcasting Licence Fees – Part I
  • Telecom decision 2021-110
    [2021-03-19 11:00:00]
    Broadband Fund – Project funding approval for Cogeco Connexion Inc.’s Ontario (Algonquin) transport fibre project – Public record: 1011-NOC2019-0372
  • Telecom decision 2021-109
    [2021-03-19 11:00:00]
    Broadband Fund – Project funding approval for Cogeco Connexion Inc.’s Ontario (Florence) transport fibre project – Public record: 1011-NOC2019-0372
  • Telecom decision 2021-108
    [2021-03-19 11:00:00]
    Broadband Fund – Project funding approval for Cogeco Connexion Inc.’s Ontario (Jerseyville) transport fibre project – Public record: 1011-NOC2019-0372
  • Telecom decision 2021-107
    [2021-03-19 11:00:00]
    Broadband Fund – Project funding approval for Columbia Basin Broadband Corporation’s British Columbia (Highway 95/95A corridor) transport fibre project – Public record: 1011-NOC2019-0372
  • Telecom decision 2021-106
    [2021-03-19 11:00:00]
    Broadband Fund – Project funding approval for Nexicom Inc.’s Ontario transport fibre project – Public record: 1011-NOC2019-0372
  • Telecom decision 2021-105
    [2021-03-19 11:00:00]
    Broadband Fund – Project funding approval for the Kativik Regional Government’s transport fibre project in northern Quebec – Public record: 1011-NOC2019-0372
  • Telecom decision 2021-104
    [2021-03-19 11:00:00]
    Broadband Fund – Project funding approval for the Kativik Regional Government’s transport fibre project in Quebec (Kuujjuaq) – Public record: 1011-NOC2019-0372
  • Telecom decision 2021-103
    [2021-03-19 11:00:00]
    Broadband Fund – Second call for applications – Introductory decision regarding the second round of project funding approvals – Public record: 1011-NOC2019-0372

Supreme Court of Canada

  • 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 25, 2021. This list is subject to change.
    • [SEARCH & SEIZURE] Client B, et al. c. Directrice des poursuites criminelles et pénales, et al. (Qc) (Criminelle) (Autorisation) (39365)

Senate of Canada

Canadian House of Commons

Upcoming Committee Meetings

CRTC

 Open Proceedings

Anticipated releases for the week of March 22-26th, 2021

The CRTC is not planning on issuing any decisions, regulatory policies and reports in the coming week. This is subject to change without notice.

        Broadcasting Decisions:

Decisions relating to the following applications considered under the Commission’s Part 1 process:

  • Cogeco Media Inc.
    CHOA-FM Rouyn-Noranda and its transmitter CHOA-FM-1 Val-d’Or – Technical changes
    Public record for this application: 2020-0807-8
  • Carol Anne O’Brien, Barrister & Solicitor
    Addition of ANC to the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution
    Public record for this application: 2021-0022-0
  • Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta
    CFWE-FM-4 Edmonton and its transmitter CFWE-FM-5 Fort McMurray – Technical changes
    Public record for this application: 2020-0864-8

         Regulatory Policies

Broadcasting
2021-3 – Revised list of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution – Annual compilation of amendments

 Public Hearings

Open Public Consultations:

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