Altering the Acts: CRTC files early, wants clarity of new powers in new laws

By Denis Carmel

OTTAWA - While it is still unclear how the interventions to the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review (BTLR) Panel will be made public and when, the CRTC published its comments one day before the deadline!Not much news in the CRTC proposal to the BTLRP for those who have been following the publication of its Harnessing Change: The Future of Programming Distribution in Canada, the Chairman’s speeches in front of the Senate Committee on Transport and Communications and at the IIC. Then again, the Chairman is not known for his showmanship.So, it is no surprise that the Regulator’s suggestions are aligned with his asks...