ARCHIVED - Decision CRTC 99-7
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Ottawa, 14 January 1999
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Decision CRTC 99-7
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Cable Public Affairs Channel/La Chaîne d'affaires publiques par câble (CPAC)
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Across Canada - 199806296 - 199806304
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Suspensive conditions of licence for CPAC
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1. The Commission approves the applications by Cable Public Affairs Channel/la Chaîne d'affaires publiques par câble (CPAC) requesting that the Commission suspend the application of the conditions of licence on sex-role portrayal and the depiction of violence in television programming as long as the licensee remains a member in good standing of the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council. CPAC made this request for both its English- and French-language satellite to cable programming undertakings.
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2. The existing conditions of licence 3 and 4 for both services are therefore deleted and the following substituted therefor:
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3. The licensee shall adhere to the guidelines on gender portrayal set out in the Canadian Association of Broadcasters' (CAB) Sex-Role Portrayal Code for Television and Radio Programming, as amended from time to time and approved by the Commission. The application of the foregoing condition of licence will be suspended as long as the licensee remains a member in good standing of the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC).
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4. The licensee shall adhere to the guidelines on the depiction of violence in television programming set out in the CAB's Voluntary Code Regarding Violence in Television Programming, as amended from time to time and approved by the Commission. The application of the foregoing condition of licence will be suspended as long as the licensee remains a member in good standing of the CBSC.
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Secretary General
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This decision is to be appended to each licence.
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