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Acts review panel had its first meeting this week; consultations coming in September


OTTAWA – The panel whose job it is to come up with recommendations to overhaul the Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Radiocommunication Act had its first meetings Tuesday and Wednesday."On June 26 and 27 the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review Panel held its first working session under the leadership of Chair Janet Yale in Ottawa,” said the official release from the panel. “The Review Panel reaffirmed its core objectives as set forth in early June by Ministers Joly and Bains including the need to provide concrete recommendations to update the legislative framework governing our broadcasting and telecommunications sectors.""The Review Panel further confirmed...