Union wants to know if Canwest is still Canadian

OTTAWA – The federal government should be finding out whether or not Canadian media company Canwest is still Canadian-controlled, says the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union.“Prime Minister Stephen Harper needs to assure Canadians that the country's largest media company has not fallen under foreign control,” says a union press release issued today.The company has been under pressure for some time now due to well-documented debt issues."We have serious concerns that Canwest Global and Canwest itself may now be under the direction and control of U.S. investors, contrary to federal law," said Peter Murdoch, vice-president, media for the Communications, Energy and...