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Newsletter: March 30, 2021

Emmanuel Appiah

Weekly News (March 30, 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 23-29th, 2021)

Canadian News

International News

(March 23 -29th, 2021)

Canadian Heritage

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission

Canadian Internet Registration Authority

 Supreme Court of Canada

  • The Supreme Court of Canada has today deposited with the Registrar judgments in the following appeals and leave applications.
    • [SEARCH & SEIZURE] Client B c. Directrice des poursuites criminelles et pénales, Service de police de la Ville de Montréal, Me A, Client A et Me B – et entre – Me B c. Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales, Service de police de la Ville de Montréal, Me A, Client A et Client B (Qc) (Criminelle) (Autorisation) (39365)(Dismissed)

Federal Court of Canada

 U.S. Supreme Court

Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

Google

Microsoft

  • UN makes critical progress on cybersecurity
  • Microsoft proposes incentivizing digital solutions to mitigate supply chain risk

Apple

CRTC

News Releases:

  • Broadcasting notice of consultation 2021-114-1
    [2021-03-26 11:00:00]
    Notice of hearing – 27 May 2021 – Gatineau, Quebec – Amendment to item 2
  • Broadcasting decision 2021-119
    [2021-03-25 11:00:00]
    APPROVED – Carol Anne O’Brien, Barrister & Solicitor – Across Canada – Application to add the non-Canadian service ANC to the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution
  • Broadcasting decision 2021-118
    [2021-03-24 14:00:00]
    APPROVED – Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta – Edmonton and Fort McMurray, Alberta – Application to change the authorized contours of CFWE-FM-5 Fort McMurray, a rebroadcasting transmitter of the Indigenous (Type B Native) radio station CFWE-FM-4 Edmonton
  • Telecom decision 2021-117
    [2021-03-24 14:00:00]
    People’s Tel Limited Partnership – Implementation of local competition for Execulink Telecom Inc. in the exchange of Aberarder, Ontario – Public record: 8663-E17-202006147
  • Telecom order 2021-116
    [2021-03-23 11:00:00]
    Streamlined order – The Commission approves on an interim basis the following tariff applications: KMTS, a division of Bell Canada TN 93; NorthernTel, Limited Partnership TN 405; and Northwestel Inc. TN 1119
  • Broadcasting decision 2021-115
    [2021-03-23 11:00:00]
    APPROVED – Cogeco Media Inc. – Rouyn-Noranda and Val-d’Or, Quebec – Application to change the authorized contours of CHOA-FM-1 Val-d’Or, a rebroadcasting transmitter of the French-language commercial radio station CHOA-FM Rouyn-Noranda
  • Telecom notice of consultation 2020-178-3
    [2021-03-23 11:00:00]
    Call for comments – Accessibility – Mobile wireless service plans that meet the needs of Canadians with various disabilities – Changes to procedure – Revised intervention and reply deadlines and changes to procedure – Revised deadline for the submission of interventions: 25 May 2021 – Revised deadline for the submission of replies: 9 July 2021

Senate of Canada

 Canadian House of Commons

Upcoming Committee Meetings

CRTC

Open Proceedings

Anticipated releases for the week of March 29th – April 1st, 2021

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

        Broadcasting Decisions:

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

  • Rogers Communications Canada Inc.
    Various locations in Ontario
    Licensed broadcasting distribution undertakings serving various locations in Ontario – Licence amendment relating to the obligation to distribute OMNI television stations as part of the basic service
    Public record for this application: 2020-0879-7
  • La Coopérative des montagnes limitée – Radio communautaire
    Edmundston, New Brunswick
    CFAI-FM Edmundston – Technical changes
    Public record for this application: 2020-0086-8

         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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