CRTC chair, panel discuss next steps in regulating, defining CanCon under bill C-11

By Christopher Guly OTTAWA— Bill C-11, which became law on April 27, will serve as “the catalyst” for the CRTC to “start shaping the broadcasting system of the future” through the creation of a regulatory framework, Vicky Eatrides, chair of the CRTC, said at the opening of a two-day conference by the Canadian chapter of the International Institute of Communications (IIC) in Ottawa on Monday. C-11, or the Online Streaming Act, which amended the Broadcasting Act, “will ensure that all players, including online streaming services, contribute to the achievement of the cultural and policy objectives set out in the Act,”...