UPDATED: An open seat at the Commission as no one named to replace Arpin

GATINEAU – The five-year term of Michel Arpin, the vice-chair of broadcasting at the CRTC, ended Monday without a replacement being announced.According to several sources, the seat may remain vacant for a while, until the federal government can find a candidate the Prime Minister’s Office likes.As we’ve reported here and here, the rumour mill has whipsawed back and forth on what might be done, leading to lots of speculation on what may or may not be happening behind the scenes in Ottawa.What we know is that the feds were adamant that Arpin not be extended, and that just about everyone...