CRTC Prize for Excellence in Policy Research: Winning Papers Archive

2022 winning paper

Master’s category: Nick Gertler and Meaghan Wester, Concordia University, “Dismantling Data De-Identification: Towards a Relational Data Governance Framework”

Master’s category: Katelyn Maureen Anderson, University of Calgary. “Public Good Through Public Broadband: The City of Calgary’s Fibre Network”
Master’s category: Kennedy French-Toller, University of Calgary. “Exploring the Future of Canadian Content Regulation for Radio”

Master’s category: Dana Louise Cramer, University of Calgary. “Broadband between the lines: Alberta library policies in provincial broadband development”
PhD category: Tricia Toso, Concordia University. “Toward a reflective equilibrium: The colonial legacy and the role of reconciliation in telecommunications and broadcasting policy”
Research category: Chris Tenove, University of British Columbia. “Protecting Democracy from Disinformation: Normative Threats and Policy Responses”

Master’s category: Hélène Aucoin, Université du Québec à Montréal. “An analysis of the Government of Canada’s response #DigiCanCon”
PhD category: Mariane Bourcheix-Laporte, Simon Fraser University. “Creative Canada: A Critical Look at a "New" Cultural Policy Framework”
Research category: Tara Mahoney, Simon Fraser University. “Collective Grist: Hacking Telecommunications Policy in Canada”

Master’s category: Kris Joseph, University of Alberta. “Analysis of Canadian Wireless Spectrum Auctions: Licence Ownership and Deployment in the 700 MHz, 2500 MHz and 3500 MHz Frequency Ranges”
PhD category: Sylvia Blake, Simon Fraser University. “Diversity for everyone? Mapping the evolution of broadcast diversity objectives in the CRTC’s Let’s Talk TV proceedings”
Research category: Julia Szwarc, University of Ottawa. “Indigenous Broadcasting and the CRTC: Lessons from the Licensing of Native Type B Radio”

PhD category: Simon Claus, Université du Québec à Montréal. “Canadian broadcast policy: from Marconi to Netflix”

Master’s category: Daniel Mackwood, University of Toronto. “The Petition to the Governor in Council procedure: Canada’s wholesale broadband policies, the appeal mechanisms that challenge them, and broader regulatory trajectories” (PDF)
PhD category: Daniela Mastrocola, York University and Ryerson University. “Another One Bites the Dust? The Transition from CHRY 105.5FM to VIBE105” (PDF)
Post-doctorate category: Mary Elizabeth Luka, York University. “Scratching the surface: Rethinking the roots of Canadian communication policy” (PDF)