Reports

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) was intended to regulate broadcasting and safeguard Canadian culture against U.S. dominance, by mandating Canadian content and administering licenses. Its role was later enlarged to add telecommunications, cable regulation, and regulation of the internet. The CRTC, however, has become inefficient and has begun to function as a censorship arm of the government. This report argues that the CRTC is outdated, unnecessary, and should be abolished. Core licensing could be shifted elsewhere, while dismantling its regulatory superstructure would go a long way toward dismantling Canada’s bloated machinery of propaganda and censorship. Abolition would unleash a dynamic, market-driven digital sector, one that respects authentic choice and freedom of expression.