The CRTC recently released its much anticipated decision on Canadian content rules, the first two decisions that could reshape broadcasting and film/TV production in Canada. The Commission promoted its Cancon approach as offering new flexibility into the system but the fine print matters as some changes may be more restrictive than they appear at first glance. To help make sense of the decision, Len St-Aubin, the former Director General of Telecommunications Policy at Industry Canada, joins the Law Bytes podcast. Len provided consulting services to Netflix until 2020 and has since been an active participant in the debate on Internet policy as part of the Canadian Internet Society.
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Show Notes:
CRTC Broadcast Regulatory Policy 2025-299
Credits:
CBC The National, Why the Definition of Cancon Might Get a Reboot, May 31, 2025
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