CRTC head announces new telecom executive director

OTTAWA – CRTC chair Vicky Eatrides announced Wednesday the appointment of lawyer Leila Wright as the commission’s executive director of telecommunications. Wright, like Eatrides, has done work at the Competition Bureau and will replace Fiona Gilfillan, who was appointed to the position in November 2021 but is now retiring. “I’m pleased that Leila has accepted this senior leadership position at the CRTC,” said Eatrides in a press release. “Her deep experience in competition and telecommunications will be a tremendous asset as we work to deliver tangible results for Canadians. Wright, who has a law degree from the University of Toronto,...