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What's New at Friends.ca:

May 8, 2008 - Policy Brief - CRTC 2007-10: Final Comments
FRIENDS advises the CRTC against rule changes for Canada's cable and satellite companies that could reduce the exhibition of and expenditure on Canadian programming.

May 2, 2008 - Podcast - FRIENDS at the CRTC BDU Hearings
Video of FRIENDS' presentation to the CRTC on possible regulation changes for Canada's cable and satellite industry.

April 23, 2008 - Podcast - Canadians views about possible cable de-regulation
Video of a press conference hosted by actor RH Thomson where the results of a public opinion poll on possible rule changes to cable and satellite companies are released.

April 8, 2008 - News Release - Cable de-regulation anti-consumer and anti-Canadian
FRIENDS says Canadians will pay more for less choice in Canadian TV if cable monopoly demands for all out de-regulation of TV distribution are granted.

April 8, 2008 - Policy Brief - Review of the regulatory frameworks for broadcasting distribution undertakings and discretionary programming services - CRTC 2007-10
FRIENDS presentation to the CRTC on possible regulation changes for Canada's cable and satellite industry.

April 7, 2008 - News Release - Trust in Ottawa to protect Canada on TV would be shattered by cable de-regulation
New survey shows Canadians regard the CRTC and the federal government as guardians of Canadian culture on TV, but don't trust that de-regulated cable and satellite companies would promote and deliver Canadian content on the small screen.

April 1, 2008 - Podcast - FRIENDS on ichannel’s public affairs program @issue
Video of FRIENDS spokesperson, Ian Morrison, talking about possible rule changes for an increasingly powerful segment of the broadcasting industry – cable monopolies and satellite companies.

February 28, 2008 - News Release - Conservative agenda would damage CBC
FRIENDS says a Conservative minority report on future of the CBC would expand the gap between the national public broadcaster's mandate and the resources available to meet it.

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Popular Resources:

March 14, 2008 - Fact Sheet - Investment in Canadian and Foreign Programming by Private Conventional Broadcasters
FRIENDS research shows a widening gap between what private broadcasters are investing in Canadian television programing and what they are purchasing from foreign sources.

December 21, 2007 - Conservative Party of Canada: The Facts: The Liberals and the CBC by Doug Finley
Year end fundraising letter from Doug Finley, Campaign Director, Conservative Party of Canada, and close adviser to Prime Minister Harper alleges Liberal bias on the part of CBC.

December 5, 2007 - Opinion Poll - Foreign Ownership of Canadian Media and Communications
Poll results show allowing foreign interests to control Canadian media and telecom companies may be a poor strategy for Conservative growth.

UPDATED Nov 6, 2007 - The Conservatives' Hidden Agenda For Public Broadcasting And Cultural Sovereignty
A briefing note to FRIENDS supporters outlines how contradictions between2006 election policy statements of Stephen Harper's Conservatives and their past comments on public broadcasting and cultural sovereignty have grown more pronounced since coming to power.

January 25, 2008 - Policy Brief - Review of the regulatory framework for broadcasting distribution undertaking sand discretionary programming services CRTC 2007-10
FRIENDS recommends that the CRTC permit over-the-air television equitable access to subscriber cable/satellite fees in return for the expansion of local programming.

January 11, 2008 - Policy Brief - Submission to the Competition Policy Review Panel
FRIENDS urges the Competition Policy Review Panel to retain and protect foreign ownership laws for Canadian media and communication companies.