Dec 17, 2009 — News Article: CanWest scores a win in specialty channels fight by Andrew Willis
CanWest has rebuffed an attempt by Goldman Sachs to put a hammerlock on the media company's specialty television networks.
Dec 16, 2009 — News Article: Are foreign-ownership rules in the public interest?
Editorial says it's time for a new national debate on such ownership restrictions, and what really constitutes the national interest.
Dec 14, 2009 — News Article: Troubling move on cellphones
Telus executive says the government has opened "Pandora's Pox" and set a precedent that could affect the foreign ownership rules in other industries, such as broadcasting.
Dec 13, 2009 — News Article: Globalive rewrites foreign-ownership rules, opposition warns
The Conservative government insists the Globalive decision was a "one-off", and does not a change the policy restricting foreign-controlled companies from entering Canada's telecommunications industry.
Dec 11, 2009 — News Article: The impact of the Globalive decision and the relevance of the CRTC
FRIENDS spokesperson Ian Morrison discusses the Conservative government's decision to overturn a CRTC ruling.
Dec 11, 2009 — News Article: Ottawa rewrites rules on telecom ownership by Grant Robertson
Ottawa has decided to let Globalive become the country's newest cellphone company, even though the company is mostly owned by Egyptian wireless giant Orascom Telecom.
Dec 11, 2009 — News Article: Mobile Company Wins Right to Offer Wireless in Canada by Ian Austen
The Canadian government has overruled its telecom regulator and declared a start-up wireless carrier financed largely by an Egyptian company to be Canadian.
Dec 11, 2009 — News Article: Caprice no way to run the telco game by Derek DeCloet
Columnist says the Tories have done an end-run around Parliament to change the structure of the telecommunications industry, with massive implications.
Dec 8, 2009 — News Article: Canwest defends specialty TV move by Jamie Sturgeon
Canwest says it acted within its legal rights to bring its shares in specialty television channels it co-owns with Goldman Sachs & Co. into its creditor-protection proceedings.
Dec 8, 2009 — News Article: Canwest, Goldman trade punches in court by Etan Vlessing
Canwest argues that financing partner Goldman Sachs & Co. has threatened its restructuring.
Dec 8, 2009 — News Article: Canwest, Goldman eye compromise by Andrew Willis
Court documents show that Goldman Sachs has offered to suspend its right to sell the specialty TV business if CanWest keeps the division separate from television units.
Dec 3, 2009 — News Article: Clement admits 'some urgency' needed on Globalive decision by Jamie Sturgeon
The federal Industry Minister says there is "some urgency" required in determining whether he will overturn a regulatory ruling and allow a foreign-owned cellphone firm to launch.
Nov 27, 2009 — News Article: Goldman locks horns with CanWest over bankruptcy action by Iain Marlow
U.S. investment bank says Canwest's decision to dissolve its jointly held holding company was 'unfairly prejudicial'
Nov 26, 2009 — News Article: Canwest, Goldman Sachs battle heats up by Etan Vlessing
Canwest tells an Ontario court it was forced to put 13 cable channels under creditor protection to stop Wall Street partner Goldman Sachs from selling its "crown jewels."
Nov 26, 2009 — News Article: Globalive: No ad-hoc exceptions
Editorial says existing foreign ownership rules must be enforced until they can be rewritten to match the new telecommunications landscape.
Nov 26, 2009 — News Article: CanWest, Goldman tussle over specialty channels by Andrew Willis
CanWest has accused partner Goldman Sachs of acting in bad faith over the stable of specialty television networks the two companies jointly own.
Nov 26, 2009 — News Article: Canwest fires back at Goldman over specialty channels
Canwest tells a court that its move to dissolve its joint specialty-TV venture with Goldman Sachs was the only way to prevent a forced sale of the assets.
Nov 23, 2009 — News Article: Harper to loosen telecom rules? by John Ivison
Columnist says the Prime Minister's Office has released a statement that appears to signal the time for a comprehensive shake-up of media regulation may be approaching.
Nov 23, 2009 — News Article: Goldman seeks more CanWest control by Andrew Willis
Goldman Sachs wants Canwest's executives to stop taking orders from a handful of foreign funds and make building its TV networks a priority.
Nov 17, 2009 — News Article: Who Gets to Own a Telecom Firm in Canada? by Michael Geist
Columnist says Canada's foreign ownership laws in the telecom sector should be changed to allow for more competition in the market.
Nov 11, 2009 — News Article: CFTPA backs ownership regs, urges Industry Minister to be "vigilant"
The Canadian Film and Television Production Association is urging Industry Minister Tony Clement to be "vigilant" and "not submit to the current pressures being exerted" in his review of Globalive Wireless.
Nov 10, 2009 — News Article: Canadian ownership and control requirements by Stephen Waddell
The National Executive Director of Canada's actors union asks the Minister of Industry to uphold the current Canadian ownership and control requirements in the telecommunications and broadcasting sectors.
