Speech
Ottawa, Ontario
May 2, 2019
Scott Hutton, Executive Director, Broadcasting
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
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Thank you, Madam Chair, for the invitation to discuss Harnessing Change: The Future of Programming Distribution in Canada. My name is Scott Hutton and I'm the Executive Director of Broadcasting for the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission - the CRTC. Joining me today is my colleague Sheehan Carter, Director of Television Programming.
We are pleased to support the Committee's important work on shaping the future of Canada's media industries. As Committee members appreciate, the CRTC is an independent tribunal that monitors and oversees the communications industry in pursuit of the policy objectives set out in the Broadcasting Act and the Telecommunications Act, among others.
At the government's request, the CRTC prepared the Harnessing Change report to examine to extent to which the future environment will support a vibrant domestic market for the creation and distribution of audiovisual programming. The report is intended to inform the government's review of the communications legislation and the work of the Legislative Review Panel.
