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Thirty-five days isn’t enough, says union


OTTAWA – While giving Canadians over a month to get their opinions down in writing about the purchase of CHUM Ltd. by CTV would seem to be plenty of time, Canada's largest media union says it's nowhere near enough. The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers union issued a press release today saying: "(G)iving Canadians 35 days to review the largest television deal in Canada's history is nothing short of a charade at transparency and public accountability." "The CRTC needs to hold full public hearings on the concentration of media ownership in this country," says Peter Murdoch, vice-president, media for CEP, in...