Canadian Heritage committee  Yes. In my opinion, the bill as amended provides additional guarantees and shuts the doors very well. In other words, it reduces to zero the probability that, at any given time, the CRTC will be making decisions or could, in any way at all, affect the freedom of Internet users.

Canadian Heritage committee  First, I would like to make one correction. Internet neutrality applies to the network in terms of the service, the pipes. Internet neutrality is not about platforms. The literature around the world deals with Internet neutrality in terms of the Internet connection, the pipes. I

Canadian Heritage committee  I don't comment on the credibility of competence of individuals. What I see, however, is that the CRTC is governed by legislation. Its decisions throughout its history have been upheld by the courts. The most famous decision that could be invoked by people who think that the CRT

Canadian Heritage committee  I am among those who believe that section 4.1 was unnecessary. It was confusing because the act already provides all the necessary safeguards to ensure that the regulation of the broadcasting system in Canada is done in full respect of freedom of expression. In addition, the CRTC

Canadian Heritage committee  Absolutely. If the CRTC made such a decision, it would be done through a public process. There would be a call for public comment. It would invite all Canadians to come and give their views on the action it was considering. Then it would take those actions. It would issue an ord

Canadian Heritage committee  I believe that Bill C-10, which seeks to amend the Broadcasting Act, will ensure that the resulting legislation will better protect the rights of Canadian citizens and consumers. As for the possibility of allowing the CRTC to take a look at algorithmic processes, it's always impo

Canadian Heritage committee  It is essential to understand that the algorithms used to direct the flow of content on the Internet are not neutral. These are default regulations, default rules. At the moment, there is absolutely no guarantee that these default regulations, which are based solely on the commer

Canadian Heritage committee  Mr. Chair and members of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, good afternoon. I'm a law professor, and I've been teaching the Broadcasting Act since 1979. I was the research director of the Caplan-Sauvageau committee, which produced the 1991 Broadcasting Act. As my colle

Information & Ethics committee  Actually, from the moment it was decided that the CBC is part of the broadcasting system, it became important to ask whether we were willing to force all broadcasting companies to subject themselves to the Access to Information Act. If that isn't the case, we will have to go back

Information & Ethics committee  I think there is a real challenge when a judge or independent person is identified to determine the validity of the refusal of an organization like the CBC that relies on the exclusion in section 68.1. Given how the Canadian broadcasting system is structured, with public and pri

Information & Ethics committee  The main reason is that the CBC is an integral part of the system, meaning the Canadian broadcasting system, within which competition was wanted between the public broadcaster—the CBC—and the private entities. The CRTC was given the mandate under the Broadcasting Act to ensure th

Information & Ethics committee  I’m wrapping up. If we want to identify the scope of section 68.1 for any broadcasting company, we must wonder what we would find legitimate to broadcast.

Information & Ethics committee  Okay. Thank you, Madam. While it is commendable that they regulate use of the airwaves and other public resources used for broadcasting purposes, public authorities cannot take the place of licensees when it comes to deciding what is to be broadcast. Like their counterparts in

Information & Ethics committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. I will read my statement to ensure I stay within my allotted time. Thank you for inviting me and allowing me to appear before the committee. I am here as a law professor who has spent over 30 years studying broadcasting law in Canada and abroad, as well