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News of the Week; December 23, 2020

COMMUNICATIONS BILL C-10: An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day 19: The Misleading Comparison to the European Union (Michael Geist) The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day 20: The Case Against Bill C-10 (Michael Geist) Early Warnings: Canada’s Regulators Issue Warning Letters […]

News of the Week; December 16, 2020

COMMUNICATIONS The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day 15: Mandated Confidential Data Disclosures May Keep Companies Out of Canada (Michael Geist) The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day 16: Mandated Payments and a Reality Check on Guilbeault’s Billion Dollar Claim (Michael Geist) The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day 17: The Uncertain Policy Directive (Michael Geist) The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day […]

News of the Week; December 9, 2020

COMMUNICATIONS The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day 11: The “Regulate Everything” Approach – Licence or Registration Required (Michael Geist) The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day 12: The “Regulate Everything” Approach – The CRTC Conditions (Michael Geist) The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day 13: The “Regulate Everything” Approach – Targeting Individual Services (Michael Geist) The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day […]

News of the Week; December 2, 2020

COMMUNICATIONS The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day Six: The Beginning of the End of Canadian Broadcast Ownership and Control Requirements (Michael Geist) The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day Seven: Beware Bill C-10’s Unintended Consequences (Michael Geist) The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day 8: The Unnecessary Discoverability Requirements (Michael Geist) The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day 9: Why Use Cross-Subsidies […]

News of the Week; November 25, 2020

COMMUNICATIONS Canadian Government introduces legislation that would fundamentally transform the broadcasting ‎system The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day One: Why There is No Canadian Content Crisis (Michael Geist) The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day Two: What the Government Doesn’t Say About Creating a “Level Playing Field” (Michael Geist) The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day Three: Minister Guilbeault Says […]