Broadcasting - Secretary General Letter addressed to Monica L. Auer (Forum for Research and Policy in Communications)
Ottawa, 3 September 2024
Reference: 1011-NOC2024-0164
BY E-MAIL
Monica L. Auer
Executive Director – Forum for Research and Policy in Communications
execdir@frpc.net
Subject: Call for comments on the Independent Local News Fund, Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2024-164 – Request for clarification
Dear Monica Auer,
Thank you for your 7 August 2024 request regarding the Call for comments on the Independent Local News Fund (ILNF) (Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2024-164) (the Notice). The Commission greatly values the interest and participation of all persons in its proceedings.
In your request you asked the Commission to clarify the scope of the proceeding so that “interested parties may plan the time they allocate to the comment and reply phases of this proceeding accordingly.” More precisely, you were concerned about how narrow or how widely focused the proceeding is intended to be. You expressed your concern that, in paragraph 6 of the Notice, the Commission indicated that the scope of the consultation is limited to the funding of the ILNF and the application filed by Corus Entertainment Inc. (Corus) to receive funding for its Global television stations. You also note that paragraph 26 of the Notice that the Commission invited comments on other matters related to ILNF.
To clarify, the Commission intends to issue determinations on the impact of the proposed increase to the funding of the ILNF and on Corus’s application. In terms of paragraph 26 of the Notice, the Commission is also mindful that other questions may be raised by interveners which may provide the Commission with useful information to help inform future proceedings. The decisions of this proceeding will respond to the specific questions outlined in the Notice.
The Commission thanks you for your participation in the process. If you have any further questions, please contact Jean-Pierre Lefebvre at jean-pierre.lefebvre@crtc.gc.ca or 819-994-5326.
Yours sincerely,
Marc Morin
Secretary General
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