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Cable / Telecom News, Radio / Television News December 20, 2021 4 years ago

Minister mandate letters are out, providing further insight into government priorities

By Denis Carmel OTTAWA – Last week, the Canadian Government published the mandate letters the prime minister gives to cabinet ministers. Mandate letters have existed in many shapes and forms for a long time but in 2015, the Liberal Government made them public for the first time. They have now become part of the government’s ritual after each election. It starts with the electoral platform, followed by the appointment of ministers, the Speech from the Throne that flows right into the mandate each minister is given. Lobbyists and corporations work diligently to ensure their issues are mentioned. Considering the… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News, Radio / Television News December 14, 2021 4 years ago

Parliamentary secretaries and committee members appointed

By Denis Carmel After the election on Sept. 20, 2021, the appointment of ministers on Oct. 26 and the appointment of critics on Nov. 11, the House of Commons reopened with the Speech from the Throne on Nov. 23. The parliamentary secretaries were later named on Dec. 3, the members of the Heritage and Industry committees were chosen on Dec. 9 with the chairs of these committees being elected on Dec. 13 and 14 respectively. Despite the fact this is the continuation of the old government and some cynics could say the election did not change anything,… Continue Reading

Radio / Television News December 6, 2021 4 years ago

Heritage minister to hold summit on recovery with arts and culture sectors

OTTAWA — Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez (above) announced today the federal government will hold a two-day national summit in Ottawa on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, 2022, with members of the arts, culture and heritage sectors to discuss their recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. “Our artists and creators were hit hard by the pandemic. But they did not give up and continued to make us laugh, cry, and dream,” said Rodriguez, in a government press release. “We’ve been there for them from the beginning and now it’s time to have a national conversation about how to rebuild our… Continue Reading

OTT, Radio / Television News November 18, 2021 4 years ago

Letterkenny spin-off Shoresy in production in Sudbury

SUDBURY – Production has begun in Sudbury on the all-new Letterkenny spin-off Shoresy, Bell Media’s Crave announced today. Shoresy is a six-episode, half-hour hockey comedy created and written by Jared Keeso, who also stars in the series. It “sees the foul-mouthed, chirp-serving, mother-loving fan favourite character, Shoresy (above), join a senior AAA hockey team in Sudbury on a quest to never, ever lose again,” a press release says. The series is produced by New Metric Media in partnership with WildBrain and Playfun Games in association with Bell Media with participation from the Canadian Media Fund, OMDC Tax Credits, and the Canadian… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News, Radio / Television News November 10, 2021 4 years ago

Heritage and Industry critics have been appointed

By Denis Carmel With the Conservatives appointing their so-called shadow cabinet, the list of critics is now complete. As with cabinet, these appointments seem to defy rationality but the portfolios we are focused on are not front bench appointments, so we have to be careful in our analysis. Conservatives: Major changes and focus on the parliamentary joust Alain Rayes was moved to official languages, but mostly as Québec lieutenant – a promotion up from Heritage. To replace him, we see the young Ontario MP, John Nater. Although it can be seen as strange, we see that he is quite versed in parliamentary procedure, so… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News, Radio / Television News November 4, 2021 4 years ago

C-10: The Legal Issues II

By Denis Carmel After having written what was more of a commentary than a story yesterday, let us now report on the content of the PIAC-FRPC Conference on C-10: The Legal Issues. I believe it was a great success – 141 people registered and 70 stayed until the “bitter” end. This could become a yearly event to replace the National Conference on Communications Law and Policy convened by the Law Society of Upper Canada every two years.

After the technical Zoom issues were ironed out, the webinar began with a presentation by Konrad von Finckenstein, past president of the CRTC and commissioner… Continue Reading

Radio / Television News October 27, 2021 4 years ago

Production starts on Marie Clements’ Bones of Crows for CBC

VANCOUVER, WINNIPEG and TORONTO — Ayasew Ooskana Pictures, APTN and CBC/Radio-Canada announced today production has begun on the new original five-part drama and feature film Bones of Crows, created by award-winning writer, director and producer Marie Clements. Casting was also announced for the character-driven series, which will star Grace Dove (above, Monkey Beach) as Cree matriarch Aline Spears who “survives a childhood in Canada’s residential school system to continue her family’s generational fight in the face of systemic starvation, racism, and sexual abuse,” reads a press release. “She uses her uncanny ability to understand and translate codes into working for a… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News, Radio / Television News October 26, 2021 4 years ago

Trudeau’s Cabinet features new(ish) Heritage Minister, returning ISED Minister

Staff changes also made at Canadian Heritage By Denis Carmel OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has officially announced his new(ish) Cabinet. In a ceremony at Rideau Hall Tuesday, Trudeau appointed Pablo Rodriguez as Minister of Canadian Heritage. Rodriguez was government house leader until dissolution and had been Heritage Minister between 2018 and 2019. His predecessor, Stephen Guilbeault, is now the Minister of Environment and Climate Change. Rodriguez is the third (or fourth if you count his previous passage) Heritage Minister to come from Montréal. Trudeau also appointed Gudie Hutchings from Newfoundland and Labrador as Minister of Rural Economic Development. The Prime… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News October 25, 2021 4 years ago

Letter to the Editor: Online harms proposals “preposterous”

Also “unconstitutional” and “presumptuous” It seems to be a law of human nature to take the fastest available remedy to rid oneself of an immediate problem, only to find that the remedy is worse than the original problem. Think of the German High Command sending Lenin to Russia in 1917. That worked, for Russia imploded in revolution, but the consequences turned out not quite as foreseen at the time, particularly for Germany. So it is with the government’s online harms proposals. These were put out for consultation during the election and the responses have not been made public. Possibly… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News October 18, 2021 4 years ago

Online harms consult: Submissions show concern over site-blocking proposal

Government will not publish submissions received By Amanda OYE GATINEAU, QC – Comments submitted to the federal government’s consultation into harmful content online highlight a multitude of issues with its proposals for addressing the issue as well as with the consultation process itself. The submissions to the consultation are not easy to come by. The deadline for comments passed in September, but the government decided it would not publish the ones it received. A spokesperson for Canadian Heritage told Cartt.ca via email the submissions will only be available if an Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP) request is made because the submissions… Continue Reading

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