Radio / Television News

Harper promises a new CRTC that already exists

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper addressed the CRTC on Wednesday during an election stop with a message aimed squarely at Quebecers who haven’t had a look at the existing structure of the CRTC. The PM said yesterday “(b)ecause CRTC decisions affect our daily lives, it must reflect our linguistic and cultural reality.” So, “a new Conservative Government will ensure that decisions about French-language broadcasting are made by people who understand the French-language and culture." That’s happening already but anyway, under the plan: * The chair of the CRTC will alternate between English speakers and French speakers. (This has been...