October 14, 2019 6 days 17 hours ago

Conservatives face new foe as CBC sues party

Broadcaster alleges copyright infringement in final stretch of federal election campaign OTTAWA - As it fights to form the next federal government, the Conservative Party of Canada has found itself… Read More »

October 11, 2019 1 week 2 days ago

Making digital giants pay was on all leaders’ minds in final debate

OTTAWA - Finding unanimity on issues among party leaders during a federal election campaign is a rarity, but all six on stage during the final French language debate on Thursday actually agreed… Read More »

October 10, 2019 1 week 4 days ago

Green Party extends cultural protection policy to Quebec

Would let the province veto future Netflix-type deals OTTAWA - In the most detailed plan yet on broadcasting from any of any of the major political parties during the federal election campaign, the… Read More »

October 8, 2019 1 week 6 days ago

Telecom bills, taxing digital giants raised only in post-debate leaders' scrums

OTTAWA - Absent during Monday night's only English-language leaders' debate, telecom and broadcasting were eventually raised during the scrums with journalists afterward at the Canadian Museum of… Read More »

October 1, 2019 2 weeks 6 days ago

Liberals will tax and regulate digital giants if they win

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals want multinational tech giants, such as Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple, to “pay their fair share” and presumably help offset the $9.3 billion in new investments… Read More »

September 23, 2019 3 weeks 6 days ago

Liberals promise to lower cell bills is already happening, says wireless industry

OTTAWA - As part of its campaign pledge to “make life affordable for Canadian families,” the federal Liberal Party says that if it remains in power following next month's election, it will… Read More »

September 19, 2019 1 month 2 days ago

Greens would break up media conglomerates and boost the CBC

Party would cap wireless prices, too OTTAWA - Were she to become Canada's next prime minister, Green Party leader Elizabeth May told Cartt.ca she would “take on Facebook and Google because they're… Read More »

September 16, 2019 1 month 5 days ago

NDP's campaign proposal to cap cell, internet prices, gets pushback from wireless industry

OTTAWA - In pledging to cap cellphone and internet prices as part of its quest to form the next federal government, the NDP faced a fierce backlash on Friday - not from its political opponents but… Read More »

July 25, 2019 2 months 4 weeks ago

Feds agree to spend up to $600M on Telesat broadband from future LEO constellation

OTTAWA - As part of its strategy to provide high-speed internet connectivity to all Canadians by 2030, the federal government announced on Wednesday that it will provide the rocket fuel for Telesat's… Read More »

July 15, 2019 3 months 1 week ago

Cartt.ca Interview: Like other rural Canadians Minister Bernadette Jordan has terrible internet. She wants to fix that for everyone

OTTAWA - Last month, Bernadette Jordan, who was appointed Canada's first rural economic development minister in January, unveiled both the federal government's economic development strategy for rural… Read More »

July 8, 2019 3 months 2 weeks ago

Obituary: Pioneer, visionary and promoter of Silicon Valley North, John Reid

OTTAWA - Within the chaotic 24/7 news cycle, John Reid - the longtime president and CEO of the Ottawa-based Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATA) - both got and sent the message that reporters… Read More »

June 26, 2019 3 months 3 weeks ago

Cartt.ca Interview (part II): Anna Maria Tremonti on hard lessons learned

LAST THURSDAY, ANNA MARIA TREMONTI hosted her final episode of The Current before an audience at the CBC Broadcast Centre in Toronto. Read More »

June 24, 2019 3 months 4 weeks ago

Cartt.ca Interview: Anna Maria Tremonti on technology, fake news and the truth

VETERAN JOURNALIST AND CBC stalwart Anna Maria Tremonti reversed her iconic role as interviewer and was the guest - in the same Toronto studio where she hosts The Current - on a special “Ask Me… Read More »

June 19, 2019 4 months 3 days ago

Industry committee "sets the record straight" on Heritage committee's Copyright Act input

OTTAWA - In its statutory review of the Copyright Act, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology (INDU) parted ways with its Canadian Heritage counterpart on issues… Read More »

June 11, 2019 4 months 1 week ago

Q&A: Minister Bains on Canada's new Digital Charter, AI Advisory Council and improving broadband access

OTTAWA - Last month, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains unveiled Canada's Digital Charter, a document which outlines 10 principles - including “universal access”… Read More »

June 4, 2019 4 months 2 weeks ago

Copyright Act report lands at odds with Heritage artists' report

OTTAWA - The federal government should update the rules regarding first ownership of cinematographic works; maintain the definition of “sound recording” in the Copyright Act; and amend the… Read More »

May 29, 2019 4 months 3 weeks ago

Heritage Report: How much should artists get - and from whom?

OTTAWA - Canada's creative community applauded the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage for hitting the right notes in calling for better pay for Canadian artists in its Shifting… Read More »

May 15, 2019 5 months 1 week ago

Former commissioner says the CRTC needs to be retooled

OTTAWA - The CRTC needs to be “split up in terms of the kinds of people making broadcasting decisions and the kinds of personnel making telecom decisions,” said Tim Denton, chairman of the… Read More »

May 14, 2019 5 months 1 week ago

Canada should be better at pursuing global broadcasting markets, says OUTtv CEO

We're "well positioned" to do it OTTAWA - During this time of major upheaval in broadcasting, which has seen the ascension of Apple TV and Amazon Prime Video, and The Walt Disney Company's… Read More »