I see you think all the government's arms are controlled by the same brain, but some decisions are made by the department while some are made by the CRTC.
The availability of local service through satellite providers—as in the situation you referenced—is a regulatory issue and one that has to do with satellite capacity. Given that there is a limited amount of satellite space for the distribution of local signals, the CRTC determined that certain signals would be mandatory while others would not.
Unfortunately, some people, such as those you mentioned, do not have local service. I would advise you to put that question to the CRTC instead because it pertains to a regulatory issue.