Al-Jazeera decision coming this summer

TORONTO – Canadian Jewish groups have indicated to the CRTC that they will not oppose making the English version of the Al Jazeera available to Canadians. CRTC Ontario commissioner Rita Cugini noted that fact in a speech this weekend at the RTNDA ProDev day in Toronto. The public consultation ended June 8 and sponsor Ethnic Channels Group filed its final reply to the Regulator on June 22. “Among the submissions we received was one from B'nai Brith Canada, whose representatives had met with Tony Burman, Managing Director of Al Jazeera English (and former head of CBC News). They expressed to...