COMMENTARY: Feds telling CRTC what to do with a-la-carte push; two possible unintended consequences

WHO’D A THUNK THE first submission to the CRTC’s television policy review would come straight from the federal government. Today’s Speech from the Throne, delivered by Governor-General David Johnston, followed up what Industry Minister James Moore told the media over Thanksgiving weekend – that the federal government wants to dismantle the bundling of specialty channels so that Canadians have the choice to purchase them one at a time. The speech, which traditionally sets out government priorities for the next session of Parliament, did not spell out how the federal government will make that happen, however. All the Governor General said...