CRTC

The agency has retained Chinese state-run media such as China Central Television, Beijing TV, Charming China Entertainment, and China Yellow River TV.

A federal legal notice says the CRTC may create the code to regulate how newsrooms are to be structured and conduct their business under the Online News Act.

Michael Geist says the enforcement of Bill S-210 by a regulatory agency may even censor content that is not sexually explicit.

The details collected include the legal name, address, and contact information for the podcasters, says a CRTC executive.

Critics say the policy directive will not dissuade concerns of ‘over-broad regulation’ inherent in the act.

Justice Minister Arif Virani says his government still plans to introduce a bill to counter “online harms,” though no deadline has been provided.

CRTC is developing the rules that will be used to implement Bill C-11.