Governor in Council rejects application to send back CRTC licence renewal decision

By Ahmad Hathout The Governor in Council has rejected an application to force the CRTC to relook at a decision it made that automatically renewed the broadcasting licences of major broadcasters that have been clamouring for changes to their regulatory obligations due to worsening financial conditions. The Governor in Council said in the decision dated December 8 that it “is not satisfied that the decision derogates from the attainment of the objectives of the broadcasting policy for Canada set out in subsection 3‍(1) of that Act,” and that it, on the recommendation of the Minister of Canadian Heritage, “declines to...