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U.S. government “highly concerned” about Super Bowl simsub rule

WASHINGTON – Each year the U.S. government puts together a massive document called the National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers and its most recent one, published in March, takes particular aim at one new CRTC rule.The 2017 report, which can be found here (the section on Canada starts on page 65) outlines all the ways there are barriers for Americans to trade and invest in countries around the world.The section on Canada references many things, including our telecom and broadcasting protections (something we believe will be seriously analyzed when the federal government looks to overhaul the Broadcasting Act...