Radio / Television News

C-10 amendment reinstates Canadian ownership (corrected)

By Denis Carmel OTTAWA – We criticize our politicians a lot and for various reasons – and often for good reasons – but after watching the hours of often tedious discussion on the myriad amendments to Bill C-10 which members of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage painstakingly went through on Friday and Monday, we probably owe them thanks this time. Friday, April 16th was the first day where the committee studying the bill which will amend our Broadcasting Act went through it clause-by-clause and examined amendments brought forward. This stage was supposed to have started on the previous Monday,...