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UPDATED: Feds tap two at CRTC: Menzies named vice-chair telecom; Shoan Ontario commissioner

OTTAWA – The Federal government has filled two important positions at the CRTC, naming commissioner Peter Menzies as vice-chair telecom and Raj Shoan as Ontario regional commissioner. While a formal announcement has not yet been made on either appointment by the government or the Commission, both men are shown to have been appointed to those roles on the “Apppointments” web page of the Governor-In-Council. Menzies has been a full-time commissioner since was appointed as Regional Commissioner for Alberta and Northwest Territories in June of 2009 and his term was due to expire in June of 2014. He was originally hired as...