Altering the Acts: Submission secrecy was panel's decision alone, says Yale

Parties can make theirs public, if they wishOTTAWA – The chair of the Broadcast and Telecom Legislative Review panel has disputed Cartt.ca’s report that it was ISED Minister Navdeep Bains’ decision to hold back on publicly releasing the reportedly over 2,000 submissions to the expert panel reviewing Canada’s Broadcasting, Telecom and Radiocommunication Acts.She told Cartt.ca this morning that it was the panel’s decision alone.“Any suggestion of ministerial direction concerning the release of written submissions made to the Panel is flatly incorrect,” she said in an emailed statement.“All submissions will be published along with the Panel's ‘What We’ve Heard Report’ to...