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Vicky Eatrides
CRTC chairperson and CEO Vicky Eatrides. It’s time for the CRTC to follow the government’s lead and close the resale loophole, write Paul Andersen and Ian Stevens. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GREGORY TAYLOR | October 30, 2024
Elon Musk
Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service is a boon to many in rural and remote regions, but Canada may wish to ask whether internet access should be left to the fancies of a foreign-owned company whose CEO has recently shown disdain for the democratic process, writes Gregory Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Daniel Oberhaus (2018)
Opinion | BY GREGORY TAYLOR | October 30, 2024
Opinion | BY GREGORY TAYLOR | October 30, 2024
Elon Musk
Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service is a boon to many in rural and remote regions, but Canada may wish to ask whether internet access should be left to the fancies of a foreign-owned company whose CEO has recently shown disdain for the democratic process, writes Gregory Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Daniel Oberhaus (2018)
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | October 14, 2024
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge said 'it’s in the hands of the CRTC' after being asked for an update on Google's Canadian media compensation fund. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | October 14, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | October 14, 2024
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge said 'it’s in the hands of the CRTC' after being asked for an update on Google's Canadian media compensation fund. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | September 16, 2024
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge, flanked by other Liberal MPs, speaks with reporters after the government reached a deal with Google for an exemption to the Online News Act on Nov. 29, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | September 16, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | September 16, 2024
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge, flanked by other Liberal MPs, speaks with reporters after the government reached a deal with Google for an exemption to the Online News Act on Nov. 29, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEALY WILKINSON | June 27, 2024
Without funding for the Canadian Broadcast Museum Foundation, we risk forgetting a key component for the creation of innovative and distinctive Canadian content: an appreciation of our shared history, writes Kealy Wilkinson. Unsplash photograph by Patrick Tomasso
Opinion | BY KEALY WILKINSON | June 27, 2024
Opinion | BY KEALY WILKINSON | June 27, 2024
Without funding for the Canadian Broadcast Museum Foundation, we risk forgetting a key component for the creation of innovative and distinctive Canadian content: an appreciation of our shared history, writes Kealy Wilkinson. Unsplash photograph by Patrick Tomasso
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 12, 2024
As of September, large online streaming services like Spotify, Netflix, and Amazon will be required to pay five per cent of their annual domestic revenue in contributions to Canadian media funds, which the CRTC estimates would provide $200-million in new annual funding. Unsplash photograph by Tamas Pap
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 12, 2024
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 12, 2024
As of September, large online streaming services like Spotify, Netflix, and Amazon will be required to pay five per cent of their annual domestic revenue in contributions to Canadian media funds, which the CRTC estimates would provide $200-million in new annual funding. Unsplash photograph by Tamas Pap
Opinion | BY BRYCE EGER | September 30, 2020
Without high-speed internet, Canadian growers will be unable to implement new technologies that will improve the sustainability of their farms and keep Canada’s agriculture industry competitive on the world stage, writes Bryce Eger. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
Opinion | BY BRYCE EGER | September 30, 2020
Opinion | BY BRYCE EGER | September 30, 2020
Without high-speed internet, Canadian growers will be unable to implement new technologies that will improve the sustainability of their farms and keep Canada’s agriculture industry competitive on the world stage, writes Bryce Eger. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 11, 2019
NDP MP Brian Masse, left, and Conservative MP Dan Albas, right, say the Liberals haven’t done enough to address internet access and phone bills and were critical of summer funding announcements by Rural Economic Development minister Bernadette Jordan, centre, as a PR stunt to ‘give the facade that Liberals are taking action’ on the file. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, file
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 11, 2019
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 11, 2019
NDP MP Brian Masse, left, and Conservative MP Dan Albas, right, say the Liberals haven’t done enough to address internet access and phone bills and were critical of summer funding announcements by Rural Economic Development minister Bernadette Jordan, centre, as a PR stunt to ‘give the facade that Liberals are taking action’ on the file. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, file
Opinion | BY JANET LO | May 28, 2019
Ottawa's new policy direction will hold the CRTC accountable for putting consumers first, and promoting competition that will lower prices, offer service innovations, and real choices. Photo by Glenn Carstens-Peters on Unsplash
Opinion | BY JANET LO | May 28, 2019
Opinion | BY JANET LO | May 28, 2019
Ottawa's new policy direction will hold the CRTC accountable for putting consumers first, and promoting competition that will lower prices, offer service innovations, and real choices. Photo by Glenn Carstens-Peters on Unsplash
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 6, 2019
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains has long been an advocate for the government's broadband access plan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 6, 2019
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 6, 2019
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains has long been an advocate for the government's broadband access plan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP DAN ALBAS | February 13, 2019
Conservative innovation critic Dan Albas says he met a business owner in a mining town who told him that she often has to forgo receiving payments when her payment machine does not have the bandwidth it needs. Photograph courtesy of Pexels/rawpixel.com
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP DAN ALBAS | February 13, 2019
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP DAN ALBAS | February 13, 2019
Conservative innovation critic Dan Albas says he met a business owner in a mining town who told him that she often has to forgo receiving payments when her payment machine does not have the bandwidth it needs. Photograph courtesy of Pexels/rawpixel.com
In his fall 2018 report, Auditor General Michael Ferguson, pictured in 2017, noted that accessibility to broadband high-speed Internet continues to lag behind for […] communities in rural and remote areas. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
In his fall 2018 report, Auditor General Michael Ferguson, pictured in 2017, noted that accessibility to broadband high-speed Internet continues to lag behind for […] communities in rural and remote areas. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NDP MP BRIAN MASSE | February 13, 2019
Members of the House Industry Committee, including NDP MP Brian Masse, second from left, talk to journalists about their unanimous report, Broadband Connectivity in Rural Canada: Overcoming the Digital Divide, on April 17, 2018 at the National Press Theatre. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NDP MP BRIAN MASSE | February 13, 2019
Opinion | BY NDP MP BRIAN MASSE | February 13, 2019
Members of the House Industry Committee, including NDP MP Brian Masse, second from left, talk to journalists about their unanimous report, Broadband Connectivity in Rural Canada: Overcoming the Digital Divide, on April 17, 2018 at the National Press Theatre. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | February 6, 2019
Rural Economic Development Minister Bernadette Jordan was sworn in to her newly created cabinet post on Jan. 14. Critics say her file is political cover for the Liberals’ lagging rural agenda. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | February 6, 2019
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | February 6, 2019
Rural Economic Development Minister Bernadette Jordan was sworn in to her newly created cabinet post on Jan. 14. Critics say her file is political cover for the Liberals’ lagging rural agenda. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY DEREK ABMA | April 10, 2017
Pakistani education advocate Malala Yousafzai, 19, will address Canadian Parliament on April 12. She will become the youngest person ever to address Parliament. Photograph courtesy of the Malala Fund
FeatureBY DEREK ABMA | April 10, 2017
FeatureBY DEREK ABMA | April 10, 2017
Pakistani education advocate Malala Yousafzai, 19, will address Canadian Parliament on April 12. She will become the youngest person ever to address Parliament. Photograph courtesy of the Malala Fund
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 7, 2016
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in this file photo. Just last week, the Liberal Party nationally sent around a review of this year’s fundraising activities to date. In each quarter, the federal party has received donations from more than 35,000 citizens with an average contribution of $91. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 7, 2016
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 7, 2016
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in this file photo. Just last week, the Liberal Party nationally sent around a review of this year’s fundraising activities to date. In each quarter, the federal party has received donations from more than 35,000 citizens with an average contribution of $91. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY MICHAEL GEIST | June 27, 2016
Opinion | BY MICHAEL GEIST | June 27, 2016
Opinion | BY MICHAEL GEIST | June 27, 2016
Opinion | June 20, 2016
With Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains launching a major new initiative last week on innovation, he will need to keep a close eye on a court case that could alter the innovation balance and convince some companies to stay out of the Canadian market. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | June 20, 2016
Opinion | June 20, 2016
With Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains launching a major new initiative last week on innovation, he will need to keep a close eye on a court case that could alter the innovation balance and convince some companies to stay out of the Canadian market. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright