Heritage Minister Bev Oda announced yesterday that former RDI broadcaster, Michel Morin, has been appointed as a Commissioner of the CRTC.
In the news release, he is described as having strong broadcast industry credentials:
Mr. Morin is recognized for his talent as a natural leader with remarkable skills in persuasion and delegation. He is a seasoned journalist, and his broadcasting credentials will make a strong contribution to the CRTC
The CRTC could be losing a number of Commissioners over the course of this year including Barbara Cram, Stuart Langford, and Andree Noel, all with terms expiring before the end of 2007. By mid-2008, another 3 commissioners will complete their appointments.
We are still watching for a replacement to be named for former Vice-Chair of Telecom, Rick French. That seat has been vacant since the end of June.
Consider this: almost all the Commissioners, including the Chair, could be new to the CRTC over the course of about 12 months. It is a tremendous level of turn-over.
In keeping with the teachings of Bob Dylan:
Come senators, congressmen
Please heed the call
Don’t stand in the doorway
Don’t block up the hall
For he that gets hurt
Will be he who has stalled
There’s a battle outside
And it is ragin’.
It’ll soon shake your windows
And rattle your walls
For the times they are a-changin’.
The rest of the song contains a number of other messages for the new Commissioners trying to come to grips with regulating in today’s environment.
And a message for some of us mortals: Just don’t criticize what you can’t understand.
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