Naidoo, Desmond re-appointed to five-year terms

By Ahmad Hathout CRTC commissioners Nirmala Naidoo and Ellen Desmond have been reappointed by Order in Council last week to their respective posts for another five years. The terms for Naidoo, commissioner for Alberta and the Northwest Territories, and Desmond, commissioner for the Atlantic region and Nunavut, are effective on July 20. Naidoo and Desmond filled the vacant positions after the departure of commissioners Christopher MacDonald and Linda Vennard, respectively, in June 2020. Naidoo was an award-winning television anchor, journalist and communications expert in a past life. Desmond is a lawyer by trade and was the director of legal and...