Canadian Heritage committee  The CRTC is an administrative tribunal, and its decisions can be challenged through a right of appeal under the Broadcasting Act or they can be subject to judicial review. Certain decisions can be appealed to the Governor in Council. There are, however, several avenues available

Canadian Heritage committee  My understanding of the charter statement that was issued by the Department of Justice is that it set out that programs that are uploaded by an unaffiliated user of social media would not be subject to the act unless prescribed by regulation. In deciding to prescribe such regulat

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you for your question. I can perhaps provide you with a few examples. The commission could, for example, issue certain rules with respect to discoverability, could perhaps issue rules to respond to certain concerns on accessibility, but again, I think it's important to re

Canadian Heritage committee  I followed parts of their testimony.

Canadian Heritage committee  Users of a social media platform are not subject to CRTC regulation. Period. To the extent that the CRTC wishes to impose certain rules, those rules must apply to the platform, not the users.

Canadian Heritage committee  First, in principle, the CRTC doesn't have the authority to regulate algorithms. That is made clear in the bill. Second, the CRTC's leeway doesn't apply to social media platforms with respect to regulation of the percentage of French-language content, Canadian content and so on.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, of course. As the chairman explained, user-uploaded content can be the subject of some authority by the commission, but contrary to what many have suggested, the commission's powers in relation to social media platforms and user-uploaded content are actually quite narrow. F

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you for your question. I think that perfectly encapsulates the limits of the CRTC's powers with respect to user-uploaded content.

Canadian Heritage committee  That's correct.

Canadian Heritage committee  Good afternoon. Thank you for the question, Mr. Rayes. I can just tell you that we are relying on the note from the Department of Justice, which has studied Bill C-10 and concluded that the bill is constitutional.

Canadian Heritage committee  We examine the bill internally and go through all the legal ins and outs and the applicable legislation.