Is there a Trojan Horse hiding in Bill C-10?

Bill C-10 and the Trojan Horse of the Investment Canada Act may therefore end up bringing down the regulatory foundation first stablished in 1968 to ‘safeguard, enrich and strengthen’ Canada’s 'cultural, political, social and economic fabric.'

Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault, pictured Jan. 29, 2020, at CMPA Prime Time opening screening of Cardinal in Ottawa. The current Broadcasting Act requires Canadian ownership and control of the broadcasting system, a concept now in danger from the changes proposed in Bill C-10, writes Monica Auer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MONICA AUER

March 15, 2021

The current Broadcasting Act requires Canadian ownership and control of the broadcasting system, a concept now in danger from the changes proposed in Bill C-10. First enacted in 1968 and revised in 1991, the act declares that “the Canadian broadcasting system should be effectively owned and contr...

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