Jul 25, 2011 — News Article: Netflix Canada: not bad, but not yet Canadian by Tim Teatro
Columnist says Netflix offers a disappointing lack of recent and high quality Canadian content.
Jun 4, 2011 — News Article: Canadian cellphone costs inflated by restrictions: Globalive by Scott Simpson
Globalive Chairman says federal laws that restrict foreign investment are keeping mobile phone costs unnecessarily high for Canadian consumers.
Jun 1, 2011 — News Article: Ottawa wavering on telecom restrictions by Steven Chase & Iain Marlow
Columnists say the Conservative government is sounding more ambiguous and indefinite on its vow to allow foreign investors a bigger stake in the telecom industry.
May 31, 2011 — News Article: Paradis to proceed cautiously on telecom portfolio by Stefania Moretti
Columnist says Industry Minister Christian Paradis is noticeably less aggressive on plans to open up Canada’s telecommunications industry to foreign-owned companies than his predecessor.
May 31, 2011 — News Release: Dalton Camp Award returns home
Nine years after its creation, the Dalton Camp Award returns to Fredericton this week with the presentation of the 2011 DCA Award at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery.
May 5, 2011 — News Article: Telus CEO says easing foreign ownership restrictions must be fair to all players by LuAnn LaSalle
Telus CEO says only easing restrictions for small wireless players disadvantages a number of companies that have taken the biggest risks and invested heavily in technology.
Mar 5, 2011 — News Article: Geist: Content rules, not Canadian ownership, protect our culture by Michael Geist
Columnist says that the cultural concerns associated with greater foreign ownership of broadcasters are vastly overblown.
Mar 3, 2011 — News Article: Clement sticks to his talking points on UBB and Globalive at Industry Committee by Perry Hoffman
Industry Minister says usage-based billing (UBB) threatens to limit the benefits that innovative and creative businesses, such as those involved in cloud computing, could bring to the Canadian economy.
Mar 2, 2011 — News Article: A way out of the Globalive mess by Larry Herman and Finn Poschmann
Columnists say if the government wants to allow foreign direct investment decisions to be made according to criteria that include greater access to foreign capital and technology it should amend the Telecommunications Act to make that clear.
Feb 27, 2011 — News Article: We're such a feeble nation that Murdoch was bound to triumphby by Will Hotton
Columnist says England's cross-ownership rules within the media are the lamest of any in an industrialised country.
Feb 22, 2011 — News Article: Telecom needs a dose of foreign money
Columnist says allowing foreign investment would give Canadians and businesses more certainty, would lower prices for consumers and would send a clear signal that Canada is confident in the strength of its culture, without outdated, unnecessary regulations.
Feb 17, 2011 — News Article: Feds will appeal Globalive ruling by John Bugailiskis
Saying he’s defending consumer choice and competition, Industry Minister Tony Clement says the government will appeal a Federal Court of Canada ruling that quashed a cabinet order allowing Globalive Wireless to operate in Canada.
Feb 16, 2011 — News Article: Harper is governing by sledgehammer by Dan Gardner
Columnist says Stephen Harper does not deserve the credit he receives for being a competent manager as his government is poorly run and incoherent.
Feb 8, 2011 — News Article: Cell decision could change foreign ownership laws by Vito Pilieci
Iain Grant, principal at Toronto based telecommunication researcher the Seaboard Group, says forcing Globalive out now would result in mass inconvenience for its customers and a likely lawsuit against the federal government.
Feb 4, 2011 — News Article: Text: Federal court ruling on Globalive
Federal Court decision overturning the federal government’s decision to licence foreign-owned wireless telecom Globalive.
Feb 4, 2011 — News Article: Court scraps cabinet ruling on Globalive, dealing blow to new entrant by Iain Marlow
Columnist says the federal court’s move to overturn a cabinet decision that allowed Globalive to operate in Canada throws a new obstacle at the largest of the new independent cell phone companies, just as it was beginning to build a critical mass of subscribers.
Feb 4, 2011 — News Article: ACTRA, CEP, Friends: Federal Court rules government unlawfully licensed Globalive
In their press release, CEP, ACTRA and FRIENDS say The Federal Court has effectively restored the foreign ownership restrictions of Canada’s Telecommunications Act by quashing the federal government’s decision to licence foreign-owned wireless telecom Globalive.
Jan 23, 2011 — News Article: Rupert Murdoch's arrogant empire must be reined in by Henry Porter
Columnist says British society must examine the role played by Murdoch in their national life.
Jan 19, 2011 — News Article: Telecom foreign ownership case a test of cabinet power by Steven Chase
Columnist says a federal court will begin hearing a case that could answer profound questions in Ottawa: How much power do Stephen Harper and his cabinet really have – and are there any limits to it?
Jan 19, 2011 — News Article: PRESS RELEASE: Cultural Groups Urge Federal Court to Consider Canadian Culture in Globalive Case
A coalition of leading cultural organizations is asking the Federal Court to consider the impact on Canadian culture in its judicial review of the federal government's decision to licence foreign-owned wireless telecom Globalive.
