C-354Government of Canada
An Act to amend the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Act (Quebec’s cultural distinctiveness and French-speaking communities)
Amends the CRTC Act to require the regulator to take Quebec's cultural distinctiveness and the situation of official-language minority communities into account when applying broadcasting and telecommunications law. Bloc Québécois bill responding to longstanding Quebec concerns about how federal broadcasting rules treat French-language content.
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Requires the CRTC to factor in Quebec's cultural distinctiveness and French-language minority communities when making broadcasting and telecom decisions.
Issues this bill touches
- Federalism & Quebec
Requires the CRTC to factor Quebec's cultural distinctiveness and French-language minority communities into broadcasting decisions.
Legislative history
- First reading
First reading in the House of Commons.
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Second reading in the House of Commons.
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Official source
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