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Anja Karadeglija @anjakaradeglija.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Got a blast-from-the-past ATIP back today, which I asked for SIX YEARS ago, while I was editor of @thewirereport.ca
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Canada's Forum for Research & Policy in Communications @frpc.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Not going to Vancouver for the Canada-Qatar game on 18 June? Join FRPC and others online for an invigorating discussion of the #CRTC's 16-year old #procedural rules: shorturl.at/duR3m 4:40 minutes #CPD substantive hours (for $216 - a bargain!)
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Optional, mandatory or missing:  the CRTC’s procedural rules in 2026 – Forum for Research and Policy in Communications (FRPC)
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Canada's Forum for Research & Policy in Communications @frpc.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
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Mandatory, optional or missing: the CRTC's procedural regulations in 2026 - Cartt.ca
What are the rules for CRTC proceedings?  Join Mandatory, optional or missing: a symposium on the CRTC Rules of Practice and Procedure, an online symposium by Forum for Research for Research and... Re...
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Canada's Forum for Research & Policy in Communications @frpc.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
#CRTC plans to launch consultation next week on licensing radio stations for 'indefinite' (no expiry) terms: Anticipated releases for the week of 1 to 5 June 2026 Call for comments – Renewing radio licences for indefinite terms Public record: 1011-NOC2026-0XXX
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Canada's Forum for Research & Policy in Communications @frpc.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Informative dissent by #CRTC Commissioner Abramson about disadvantage as a concept: "subsection 27(4) requires...that Rogers point to evidence that explains why the specific differential treatment is necessary or proportionate, and neither undue nor unreasonable." www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/...
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Telecom Decision CRTC 2026-107 | CRTC
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
CRTC improves accessibility of programming for Canadians who are Deaf, DeafBlind or hard of hearing #Canada #accessibility www.canada.ca/en/radio-tel...
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CRTC improves accessibility of programming for Canadians who are Deaf, DeafBlind or hard of hearing - Canada.ca
The CRTC is taking another step forward to implement the modernized Broadcasting Act (the Act) by making programming more accessible for Canadians who are Deaf, DeafBlind or hard of hearing.
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Michael Geist @mgeist.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
The Minister doubled down on up to one year of metadata retention, inaccurately claimed Bill C-22 is in-line with US laws, and labelled concerns about risks to encryption as misinformation. This is not a government serious about fixing lawful access. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Liberals to amend police data interception bill following searing criticism | CBC News
The Liberal government says it will amend its hot-button lawful access legislation — which would make it easier for police and spies to tap private communications — as it faces blowback from critics w...
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Michael Geist @mgeist.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
I’m seeing a lot of talk about the government promising to fix some issues in Bill C-22. I watched the scrum and saw a Minister offering misleading talking points that the government was forced to correct and walkback within hours.
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More Misinformation on Bill C-22 as the Government Struggles to Defend Its Lawful Access Plan - Michael Geist
Two posts on Bill C-22 in a single day are not my typical approach, but the volume of misinformation coming from the government about the lawful access bill has made it hard to keep up. Earlier…
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Canada's Forum for Research & Policy in Communications @frpc.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
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The Phony Phone Book Analogy: How Liberal Cabinet Ministers and MPs are Misleading Canadians About the Privacy Risks of Bill C-22 - Michael Geist
Justice Minister Sean Fraser appeared earlier this week before the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, relying on what has become a standard defence of Bill C-22’s privacy implications, te...
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Canada's Forum for Research & Policy in Communications @frpc.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
What's required, optional or missing? One-day, online FRPC symposium on the #CRTC's procedural rules: tinyurl.com/4pufsh4j Limited seats available until 16 June through Eventbrite (registration includes an up-to-date, annotated version of the procedural regulations): tinyurl.com/5xrwu2rr
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Optional, mandatory or missing:  the CRTC’s procedural rules in 2026 – Canada's Forum for Research and Policy in Communications
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Canada's Forum for Research & Policy in Communications @frpc.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
#CRTC invites comments on change in ownership & effective #control of #Corus in BNoC 2026-103 (www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/...) Involves 76 licensed broadcasting services: 15 TV stations, 36 radio stations, 25 discretionary programming services Comments due 25 June 2026 No public hearing
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Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2026-103 | CRTC
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Canada's Forum for Research & Policy in Communications @frpc.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
From Winnipeg Free Press: "A simple strategy for investing in Canadian media" www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...
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Opinion: A simple strategy for investing in Canadian media
Manitoba’s November 2024 speech from the throne noted, “One of our society’s most important freedoms is freedom of the press. It holds the powerful to account, including government. In an age of so mu...
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Canada's Forum for Research & Policy in Communications @frpc.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
In case you're wondering what the #CRTC is doing these days, it has a regulatory plan for implementing new requirements set out in the Online Streaming Act - crtc.gc.ca/eng/industr/... The CRTC is flexible - its plan changes from month to month and sometimes from day to day
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Regulatory plan to modernize Canada’s broadcasting framework | CRTC
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Canada's Forum for Research & Policy in Communications @frpc.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
The #CRTC regulates broadcasting & telecom in #Canada You can let it know what you think by submitting comments about policies or interventions about applications, whether in #broadcasting or #telecom Here's a list of current consultations in which public can participate - see shorturl.at/YQbNc
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Open Notices of Consultation
The CRTC is an independent public authority in charge of regulating and supervising Canadian broadcasting and telecommunications
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Canada's Forum for Research & Policy in Communications @frpc.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
#CRTC (re-)announces key public hearings on defining Cancon in audiovisual (TV) programming and distribution: 2024-288 - Wed 14 May to Tue 27 May (9 days) - see 2024-288-3 (crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/...) 2025-2 - begins Wed 18 Jun (no agenda as yet) - see 2025-2-2 (crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/...)
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Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2024-288-3 | CRTC
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