OTTAWA – The Governor-in-Council, as directed by Minister of Heritage Mélanie Joly, has told the CRTC to get cracking on a new report – which must be done by June 1, 2018.
The new Order-in-Council, released Friday – just in advance of the Minister’s release of her review of Canadian content in a digital world today, tells the Commission, with all the appropriate “wherases”, that:
“Whereas Canada ratified, in November 2005, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions; Whereas the Government of Canada has announced a review of the Broadcasting Act and of the Telecommunications Act; Whereas an increasing amount of programming is made available through online and mobile platforms and Canadians are increasingly accessing that programming through these platforms; Whereas distribution undertakings must adapt to a new competitive environment in innovative ways; Whereas a strong domestic market is needed in a global environment; Whereas there should be a strong distribution model for Canadian programming, as technology evolves; and Whereas the Minister of Canadian Heritage has, in accordance with subsection 15(2) of the Act, consulted the Commission with regard to this request,” to produce a report which is to break down and analyze these three giant topics:
a) the distribution model or models of programming that are likely to exist in the future;
b) how and through whom Canadians will access that programming;
c) the extent to which these models will ensure a vibrant domestic market that is capable of supporting the continued creation, production and distribution of Canadian programming, in both official languages, including original entertainment and information programming.
To the consultants!
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