Federal regulators should be wary of private meetings with lobbyists, the Federal Court of Appeal said in a ruling that reprimanded the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for a 2019 meeting between its CEO and Bell Canada’s chief executive.
The CRTC’s then-CEO Ian Scott and Bell Canada CEO Mirko Bibic were photographed on Dec. 18, 2019. Taken by TekSavvy Solutions Inc., the photo showed the two men drinking beer together at an Ottawa pub.
