LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Now is not the time for new fees

PAUL TEMPLE SUGGESTS that the current economic crisis should give The CRTC pause to consider whether the world has changed in the 6 months, since the CRTC's hearings on BDU and Specialty services. No doubt. As he writes in his commentary from this morning, entitled: “Is the economic crisis a cautionary tale for our broadcasting system?”“As governments around the world pour money into the financial sector to correct the sins of the past, you can be sure it’s too little too late. You can’t roll back history. Are we headed for the same crisis in Canadian broadcasting? Will we be making...