Abstract
The paper explores how forceful the CRTC is when it comes to promoting multicultural broadcasting; the paper also looks at how aboriginal broadcasters have been treated by the CRTC since the early 1990s. Thereafter, the paper looks at how ethnic/multicultural broadcasters are licensed and why some might possibly be denied a license. Needless to say, in looking at how the CRTC seeks to engage and protect as many cultural groups as possible, a brief discussion is entertained looking at the potential dichotomy between the broad support for multiculturalism in broadcasting and the idea of promoting "Canadian cultural sovereignty". From there, the paper looks at how multicultural programming benefits the health of minority communities and at how non-ethnic broadcasters are treated when it comes to their ability to broadcast ethnic programs. Lastly, the paper explores how the CRTC interprets the federal legislation impacting upon it and how the case law appears to substantiate the CRTC's bold view of its own place in the regulatory framework of Canada. Finally, the paper concludes by looking at why multicultural broadcasting is needed in this country and why it also needs to be regulated - even if the CRTC occasionally gets things wrong.

From the Paper
"The following paper will look at multicultural and ethnic broadcasting in Canada and the manner in which the CRTC has gone about ensuring that multiculturalism flourishes on Canadian airwaves. Specifically, the paper will explore how forceful the CRTC is when it comes to promoting multicultural broadcasting; the paper will also look at how aboriginal broadcasters (maybe the most under-appreciated ethnic broadcasters of all)..."

Tags:multiculturalism, canada, commission

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This paper explores the regulation of Fairchild Television by the CRTC in the context of theoretical research into localism and group identity. The paper argues that while the regulation of Fairchild TV by the CRTC appears to contradict the principles of localism, in reality this regulatory control represents an effort to foster diversity in the Canadian ethnic media market by undermining forces supporting polarization in that market. Fairchild TV, as a potential polarizing agent, is thus limited by regulation to a national Canadian as opposed to regional Canadian focus, which minimizes its potential to utterly dominate the Chinese Canadian broadcast media market.

From the Paper
"The Fairchild Media Group is a Canadian company founded in 1984 by Chinese Canadian Thomas Fung, with its headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia. It has three primary media holdings - Fairchild TV, which broadcasts mainly in Cantonese to Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary; Fairchild Radio, with stations in Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary; and Talentvision, a television broadcaster exclusively in Mandarin (Fairchild.com). As a media broadcaster in Canada, Fairchild TV is subject to the regulatory control of the Canadian Radio-Television and..."

Tags:theory, localism, chinese

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This paper discusses how although providing ubiquitous broadband access to all Canadian communities has been a pet project of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) since at least 2001, independent analysis does not support the viability of the prospect. The paper further discusses how the liberal government began stressing the issue in that year under the banner of making Canada the most wired nation in the world at the forefront of advances in the telecommunication industry (Grace, 2001). However, the potential for successfully achieving such a goal is limited.

Tags:broadband, canada, policy

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This paper examines the future of the Internet in Canada. It focuses on the regulatory model provided by the CRTC and its relevance to cyberspace. In a broader sense it considers issues such as the Internet's impact on individuals as consumers and as citizens and media ethics in cyberspace.

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There can be little question that Canadians now live and work in an information age. Even more indisputably, small businesses and independent professionals who lack ready access to broadband computer services are missing out on the kind of instantaneous electronic transfer of information that is crucial for success, if not survival in the new global marketplace. With these realities uppermost in mind, this paper argues that every Canadian so far as possible should have access to a high speed Internet connection. The writer of the paper also argues that local phone and cable companies should be expected by the Canadian government to offer a basic plan that almost every Canadian can afford.

Tags:crtc, broadband, service