The Federal Court of Appeal has overturned a previous decision made by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), which penalized CBC Radio over a program that used the “N-word,” a racial slur. The decision issued by the Federal Court of Appeal on June 22 found that the CRTC, which regulates certain broadcasting content in…
Federal Court of Appeal Overturns CRTC Ruling Against CBC for Broadcast of ‘N-Word’
Ontario Superior Court Upholds Vaccine Passport, Appeal Expected
An Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruling on Dec. 13 held that vaccine passports were constitutional. The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) said it is considering an appeal. JCCF represented eight clients who argued their Charter freedoms were violated by vaccine passports. One of the clients was Sarah Lamb, who experienced long-term neurological side…
Government Expert Panel Suggests Regulating Private Communications Through ‘Online Harms’ Legislation
Many experts on a panel handpicked by the federal government to lay the basis of a future “online harms reduction” bill say that private communications should be included under the framework, a Heritage Canada document indicates. “Some experts highlighted that a lot of times a high level of harmful content, such as terrorist content or…
Brian Peckford: We Need Pragmatism When It Comes to the Constitution, Not Just Theory
Commentary As the only surviving first minister who helped craft the patriation agreement of 1981 that authorized the Constitution Act of 1982, here’s my response to two commentaries that The Epoch Times recently ran on the Canadian constitution: “William Gairdner: The Charter at 40: How Canada Got Re-Colonized,” and “Bruce Pardy: After Two Days to Flatten the Bouncy…
Why Los Angeles Needs to Improve Its Charter to Minimize Corruption | Roozbeh Farahanipour
Los Angeles was once one of the top cities in the world. Now, it is experiencing high levels of homelessness, crime, strict business regulations, and poor public policy. My guest is Roozbeh Farahanipour, president of the West Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. He discusses the corruption in the city of Los Angeles and how his…
Read Why Wolfe Research Downgraded Charter, Altice USA
Wolfe Research analyst John Janedis downgraded Charter Communications Inc. and Altice USA Inc.. Janedis downgraded Charter to Underperform from Peer Perform with a price target of $621, down from $712, implying a 4.8 percent downside. Janedis downgraded Altice to Peer Perform from Outperform with a price target of $17, down from $26, implying a 5.1 percent upside. Janedis sees cable operators continue…
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