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Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2008-94 |
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Ottawa, 20 October 2008 |
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Notice of consultation |
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Applications received
Various locations
Deadline for submission of interventions/comments: 24 November 2008 |
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The Commission has received the following applications: |
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[Broadcasting intervention/comments form] |
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Applicant and Locality |
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Quebecor Media inc. on behalf of TVA Groupe Inc.
Montréal, Quebec
Application No. 2008-0565-8 |
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Quebecor Media Inc. on behalf of Sun TV Company Inc.
Toronto, Ontario
Application No. 2008-0712-5 |
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Fort Fraser, British Columbia
Application No. 2008-1194-4 |
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Montréal, Quebec
Application No. 2008-0565-8 |
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Application by Quebecor Media inc. on behalf of TVA Groupe Inc. for suspension of the conditions of licence respecting cross-media ownership issues in order to comply with the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council's (CBSC) Journalistic Independence Code, which was approved in Broadcasting Public Notice 2008-95, 20 October 2008 (PN 2008-95). |
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In Licence renewals for the French-language national television network TVA and for the French-language television programming undertaking CFTM-TV Montréal, Decision CRTC 2001-385, 5 July 2001, the Commission imposed by condition of licence, a code of professional conduct upon the licensee. The code, outlined in Appendix V of Transfer of effective control of TVA to Quebecor Média inc., Decision CRTC 2001-384, 5 July 2001, ensured the independence and separation of newsrooms of their television services and affiliated newspapers. |
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In these decisions, the Commission also stated that it would be prepared to consider suspending the conditions of licence, if the licensee, as a member in good standing with the CBSC, enters into an agreement with the CBSC, resulting in the licensee complying with an industry-wide code of professional conduct approved by the Commission. |
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As a result of PN 2008-95, the applicant proposes to suspend the following conditions of licence: |
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2. The licensee shall adhere to the code of professional conduct it has established, and which the Commission approved in this decision, to ensure the independence and separation of the newsrooms. Any amendment to the code must be approved by the Commission.
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3. The licensee shall maintain a monitoring committee to review any complaints relating to the independence and separation of the newsrooms. Any amendment to the mandate or operation of this committee must be approved by the Commission.
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Licensee's address:
1600 De Maisonneuve Boulevard East
Documentation Center, 7th Floor
Montréal, Quebec
H2L 4P2
Fax: 514-380-4664
E-Mail: trepanier.edouard@quebecor.com |
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Examination of application:
At the licensee's address, and
612 St. Jacques West
Regulatory Affairs, 15th floor
Montréal, Quebec |
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Toronto, Ontario
Application No. 2008-0712-5 |
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Application by Quebecor Media Inc. on behalf of Sun TV Company Inc. (Sun TV) for suspension of the conditions of licence respecting cross-media ownership issues in order to comply with the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council's (CBSC) Journalistic Independence Code, which was approved in Broadcasting Public Notice 2008-95, 20 October 2008. |
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The licensee notes that in Transfer of effective control of Toronto One to TVA Group Inc. and Sun Media Corporation, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2004-503, 19 November 2004, when the Sun Media Corporation acquired CKXT-TV Toronto, the Commission set out and imposed a condition of licence requiring the station to abide by a Statement of Principles and Practices to ensure editorial independence between the Toronto Sun and Sun TV. |
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In this decision, the Commission also stated that it would be prepared to consider suspending the condition of licence if the licensee, as a member in good standing with the CBSC, enters into an agreement with the CBSC, resulting in Sun TV complying with an industry-wide code of professional conduct approved by the Commission. |
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Licensee's address:
25 Ontario Street
Toronto, Ontario
M5A 4L6
Fax: 514-380-4664
E-Mail: trepanier.edouard@quebecor.com |
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Examination of application:
At the licensee's address, and
612 St. Jacques West
Regulatory Affairs, 15th floor
Montréal, Quebec |
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Fort Fraser, British Columbia
Application No. 2008-1194-4 |
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Application by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) for the revocation of the licence of the radiocommunication distribution undertaking CBCB-TV-2 serving Fort Fraser. |
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The undertaking was distributing the programs of CKPG-TV Prince George, whose affiliation with CBC television ended on 31 August 2008 as a result of Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-49. |
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The CBC stated it will not acquire new reception equipment to continue to serve this area because the vast majority of viewers receive their television signals by cable or direct-to-home, therefore, CBC does not consider it an efficient use of scarce resources. |
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Licensee's address:
181 Queen Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1K9
Fax: 613-288-6257
E-Mail: regulatoryaffairs@cbc.ca |
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Examination of application:
Municipal Office
65 Endako Avenue
Fort Fraser, British Columbia |
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Public Participation |
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Deadline for Interventions/Comments |
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24 November 2008 |
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The intervention must be received by the CRTC and by the applicant on or before the above-mentioned date. The Commission cannot be held responsible for postal delays. |
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Your intervention will be considered by the Commission, and will form part of the public record of the proceeding without further notification to you, provided the procedure set out below has been followed. You will be contacted only if your submission raises procedural questions. |
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Submit your written intervention to the Secretary General of the Commission in only one of the following formats: |
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by using the
[Broadcasting intervention/comments form] |
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or |
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by mail to
CRTC, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N2 |
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or |
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by fax at
819-994-0218 |
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A true copy must be sent to the applicant and proof that this has been done must accompany the intervention sent to the Commission. |
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The Commission advises those who file and serve by electronic mode to exercise caution when using e-mail for service of documents or notification, as it may be difficult to establish that service has occurred. |
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Before initiating service through electronic mode, please ensure that you will be able to satisfy the Commission, upon request, that service of the notification was completed. |
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Where the intervention is filed by electronic means, the line ***End of document*** should be entered following the last paragraph of the document, as an indication that the document has not been damaged during electronic transmission. |
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Each paragraph of the document should be numbered. |
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Your intervention should clearly identify the application and indicate whether you support or oppose the application, or if you propose changes to it, include the facts and grounds for your proposal. |
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Important notice |
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Note that all information that you provide as part of this public process, except information granted confidentiality, whether sent by postal mail, facsimile, e-mail or through the Commission's Web site at www.crtc.gc.ca, becomes part of a publicly accessible file and will be posted on the Commission's Web site. This information includes your personal information, such as your full name, e-mail address, postal/street address, telephone and facsimile number(s), and any other personal information you provide. |
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The personal information you provide will be used and may be disclosed for the purpose for which the information was obtained or compiled by the Commission, or for a use consistent with that purpose. |
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Documents received electronically or otherwise will be put on the Commission's Web site in their entirety exactly as you send them, including any personal information contained therein, in the official language and format in which they are received. Documents not received electronically will be available in PDF format. |
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Please note that the information you provide to the Commission as part of this public process is entered into an unsearchable database dedicated to this specific public process. This database is accessible only from the Webpage of this particular public process. As a result, a general search of our Website with the help of either our own search engine or a third-party search engine will not provide access to the information which was provided as part of this public process. |
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Examination of Documents |
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An electronic version of applications is available from the Commission's Web site by selecting the application number within this notice. |
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A list of all interventions/comments will also be available on the Commission's Web site. An electronic version of all interventions/comments submitted will be accessible from this list. To access the list, select "Lists of interventions/comments" under "Public Proceedings" from the Commission's Web site. |
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Documents are also available during normal office hours at the local address provided in this notice and at the Commission offices and documentation centres directly involved with these applications or, upon request, within 2 working days, at any other CRTC offices and documentation centres. |
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Central Building
Les Terrasses de la Chaudière
1 Promenade du Portage, Room 206
Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0N2
Tel: 819-997-2429
Toll free Telephone: 1-877-249-2782
Toll-free TDD: 1-877-909-2782
Fax: 819-994-0218 |
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Metropolitan Place
99 Wyse Road, Suite 1410
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B3A 4S5
Tel: 902-426-7997
Fax: 902-426-2721 |
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205 Viger Avenue West
Suite 504
Montréal, Quebec H2Z 1G2
Tel: 514-283-6607 |
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55 St. Clair Avenue East, Suite 624
Toronto, Ontario M4T 1M2
Tel: 416-952-9096 |
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Kensington Building
275 Portage Avenue, Suite 1810
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2B3
Tel: 204-983-6306 - TDD: 204-983-8274
Fax: 204-983-6317 |
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Cornwall Professional Building
2125 - 11th Avenue, Room 103
Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3X3
Tel: 306-780-3422 |
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10405 Jasper Avenue, Suite 520
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3N4
Tel: 780-495-3224 |
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530-580 Hornby Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3B6
Tel: 604-666-2111 - TDD: 604-666-0778
Fax: 604-666-8322 |
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Secretary General |
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This document is available in alternative format upon request, and may also be examined in PDF format or in HTML at the following Internet site: http://www.crtc.gc.ca |