Table of Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Table of Contents iii
3. Foreword 1
4. Introduction 3
5. The Pre-broadcasting Era
6. Report of the Deputy Minister of Public Works, Sessional Papers No. 19 (1st session, 9th Parliament), 24 December 1900,25-26. 7
7. Report of the Deputy Minister of Public Works, Sessional Papers No.19 (2d session, 9th Parliament), 15 January 1902,10-11. 9
8. Memorandum of agreement between Marconi companies and the Canadian government, Sessional Papers No. 51a, (2d session, 9th Parliament), 17 March 1902, 1-3. 10
9. Report of the Deputy Minister of Marine and Fisheries, appendix 11, “Marconi wireless telegraph system/* Sessional Papers No. 21 (1st session, 10th Parliament), 12 December 1904,114-115. 15
10. The Wireless Telegraphy Act, 20 July 1905,4&5 Edw. 7, c. 49. 18
11. The Radiotelegraph Act, 6 June 1913, 3&4 Geo. 5, c. 43 20
12. The Radio Age
13. Department of Marine and Fisheries, “ License to use Radio, ” 18 April 1923, Public Archives of Canada, RG 97, Vol.149, 6206-72-1. 30
14. Department of Marine and Fisheries, form letter, 1924. 35
15. “Report... from the Minister of Marine and Fisheries,” Canada Gazette, 19 January 1929,2306. 37
16. Report of the Royal Commission on Radio Broadcasting, September 1929 40
17. CFCF program schedule, 16 February 1931, Canadian Marconi Company archives, Montreal. 55
18. J. M. Gibbon, “Radio as a Fine Art,” Canadian Forum, March 1931,212-214. 57
19. Supreme Court of Canada, “In the matter of a reference as to the jurisdiction of Parliament to regulate and control radio communication,” 30 June 1931, Supreme Court Reports 541 (1931). 70
20. Judicial committee of the Privy Council, “Re regulation and control of radio communication, ” 9 February 1932, Dominion Law Reports (1932) 2 D.L.R., 81-88. 105
21. R.B. Bennett, “ Speech in support of Bill 94, respecting radio broadcasting, ” 18 May 1932, Debates, 3035-3036. 111
22. “ An Act respecting radio broadcasting, ” 26 May 1932, 22&23 Geo. 5, c. SI. as amended, 23&24 Geo. 5, c. 35. 115
23. CRBC, “Rules and Regulations,” parts 1,4,5, PC 535, 15 April 1933. 124
24. Typescript of “ Mr. Sage” broadcast, September 1935, House of Commons Committees and Private Legislation Branch, Ottawa. 133
25. The Canadian Broadcasting Act, 1936,23 June 1936, 1 Edw 8, c. 24. as amended in 1951. 143
26. An Act to amend the Canadian broadcasting Act, 1936,21 December 1951,15&16 Geo. 6, c. 6. 154
27. “Regulations for broadcasting stations made under the Canadian Broadcasting Act, 1936, Chap. 24, S. 22,” CBC pamphlet, 1937. 158
28. “ CBC Regulations for Sound Broadcasting Stations, ” Statutory Orders and Regulations 53-235, CanadaGazette, Part 2,24 June 1953,569-574. 167
29. CBC, “ Programme schedule for December 25 Christmas 1937, ” leaflet. 177
30. “ Political and controversial broadcasting, policies and rulings,’* 21 February 1944. 181
31. CAB: “ Control of radio, an urgent Canadian 196
32. Television Arrives
33. “ Broadcasting, ” Report of the Royal Commission on National Development in Arts, Letters and Sciences, May 1951, Part 2, Chapter 18. 209
34. J.J. McCann, Minister of National Revenue, “ Television, extension of service, applications for licenses from private stations, ” Debates, 8 December 1952, 409-410. 240
35. “ Broadcasting in Canada, ” Canada Year Book 1956, 887-889. 242
36. Report of the Royal Commission on Broadcasting, 15 March 1957, Vol. 1,7-13,88-92,247-253. 250
37. Broadcasting Act, 6 September 1958,7 Eliz. 2, c. 22. 268
38. “ Radio (TV) broadcasting regulations,” Statutory Orders and Regulations 59-456, Canada Gazette, Part 2 ,9 December 1959. 284
39. Radio (TV) Broadcasting Regulations, Statutory orders and regulations 59-456, Canada Gazette^ Part 2,9 December 1959, as amended 1960-1965,1967. 294
40. Radio (TV) Broadcasting Regulations, statutory orders and regulations 59-456, as amended 1960, 1962-1964. 303
41. Report of the Royal Commission on Government Organization, Vol. 4, “ Special Areas of Administration,” 21 January 1963,25-32. 307
42. Special consultative committee on broadcasting policy, “ Combined statement,” Sessional Papers No. 132B (2d session, 26th Parliament), 4-10. 319
43. Report of the Committee on Broadcasting, 1 September 1965,95-120. 327
44. “ Robert Fowler recommends broadcasting, dictatorship and censorship,'* and “A statement from the CAB, ” Canadian Broadcaster, 23 September 1965. 352
45. “ White paper on broadcasting, ” 4 July 1966. 355
46. The CRTC Years
47. “ Broadcasting Act, ” 7 March 1968,16&17 Eliz. 2, c. 25. 373
48. Order-in-council 1968-1809, Canada Gazette, Part 1, 5 October 1968,2398-2399. 406
49. CRTC, public announcement: “ The improvement and development of Canadian broadcasting and the extension of US television coverage in Canada by CATV, ” 3 December 1969. 417
50. “ Direction to the Canadian Radio-Television Commission re reservation of cable channels, ” Statutory Orders and Regulations 70-113, Canada Gazette, Part 2,8 April 1970,381-382. 421
51. CRTC, “ Canadian broadcasting ‘a single system'— policy statement on cable television, ” 16 July 1971, excerpt, 26-29. 423
52. CRTC, public announcement: “ Regulations respecting broadcasting receiving undertakings (cable television), ” and “ Cable television regulations, ” Statutory Orders and Regulations 75-665, Canada Gazette, Part 2,26 November 1975,3103-3111. As amended 1981, 1983. 427
53. CRTC, press releases on Canadian content proposals for television and AM radio, and on commercial content for television, 12 February 1970. 448
54. “No Virginia, a Canadian is not free to decide what he will watch on television or listen to on radio, ” Broad-caster, March 1970,22-23. 454
55. CRTC press release: radio and television regulations— resume, 22 May 1970. 459
56. CRTC, “ Television broadcasting regulations, amended, ” Statutory Orders and Regulations 70-257, Canada Gazette, Part 2,24 June 1970,652-653. As amended 1972,1982,1984. 461
57. CRTC, “ Radio AM broadcasting regulations, amended, ” excerpt dealing with Canadian content, Statutory Orders and Regulations 70-256, Canada Gazette, Part 2,24 June 1970,649-650. 482
58. CRTC, report by the special committee appointed in connection with the CBC program “ Air of Death, ” 9 July 1970,4-15. 484
59. “ The beast of burden, ” chapter 10 of The Uncertain Mirror, Vol. 1 of the Report by the special Senate committee on the mass media, December 1970,193-225. 497
60. CRTC public announcement: Concerning an inquiry by the Canadian Radio-Television Commission into a complaint against radio station CHNS, Halifax, by the Halifax—Dartmouth committee of Miles for Millions, 28 March 1972. 534
61. CRTC public announcement: “ Programs produced under co-production or joint venture arrangements**, 16 May 1972. 538
62. CRTC, “ Radio frequencies are public property,” public announcement and decision of the Commission on the applications for renewal of the CBC’s television and radio licences, 31 March 1974,32-34,43-44. 542
63. Department of Communications, “ Communications: some federal proposals, ” April 1975,11-14. 547
64. “ Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Act, ” 19 June 1975,23&24 Eliz. 2, c. 49. 555
65. CRTC, public announcement: “ Controversial programming in the Canadian broadcasting system— report on issues raised by CFCF’s anti-Bill 22 campaign, ” 24 February 1977,5-12 plus appendix, BBG statement of 18 December 1961. 566
66. Report of the CRTC committee of inquiry into the national broadcasting service, 20 July 1977,17-31. 574
67. CBC, Journalistic Policy, July 1982,1-38. 588
68. Telecommunications and Canada, the report of the consultative committee on the implications of telecom* munications for Canadian sovereignty, March 1979, 29-49. 608
69. CRTC, Committee on Extension of Service to Northern and Remote Communities, The 1980s: a decade of diversity: broadcasting, satellites and pay-TV, July 1980,21-22,26-27,89,53-59. 627
70. CRTC decision 82-240 on pay TV, 18 March 1982, 638-656,658-661. 645
71. Report of the federal cultural policy review committee, November 1982,288-311. 671
72. CRTC, “ Pay television regulations, ” Statutory Orders and Regulations 84-797, Canada Gazette, Part 2, 17 October 1984,3923-3926. 697
73. Report of the Task Force on Broadcasting Policy, September 1986, “ International Perspective,*’ 25-32; “ Culture and Industry, ” 35-42; and “ Principles and Objectives, ” 133-168. 703