Bill C-288
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SUMMARY |
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This enactment amends section 3 of the Broadcasting Act by
providing, in the context of the broadcasting policy, that a cable
distributor should not, except in the cases described in this section,
demand money from a person for the provision or sale of a
non-mandatory pay or specialty programming service without the
express prior consent of the purchaser of the service.
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Section 5 of the Act creates an obligation for the Canadian
Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to regulate and
supervise all aspects of the Canadian broadcasting system with a view
to implementing the broadcasting policy set out in the Act.
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