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ANALYSIS: Lord, Cannon, Lavoie, and Pentefountas lead list of potential von Finckenstein successors

CHANGE AT THE VERY top of the CRTC may be only the tip of the iceberg.It’s been an open secret-slash-assumption for a while that the Conservative government was not keen on extending Konrad von Finckenstein’s stay as CRTC chairman. While the chair had made it known in the summer he would like to stay on for a few more years at least (a shorter, three year term was discussed, according to people with knowledge of the situation), Federal Cabinet has decided a new person will take the reins come January 25, when von Finckenstein’s mandate ends.On Tuesday, he sent a...