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CRTC upholds regs on false and misleading news


OTTAWA – The rules around the broadcast of false and misleading news will not be broadened, the CRTC confirmed in a decision on Wednesday. The Commission initially called for comments last January after the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations – a joint Commons and Senate committee that studies government regulations – determined that the CRTC’s rules regarding false and misleading news ran counter to the Charter of Rights. The proposed amendments led to a public outcry in the media and on-line, resulting in the Commission receiving approximately 3,300 comments with all but 8 criticizing the changes. The CRTC...