by Paul Burbank and Scott Prescott
On January 29, 2020, the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review Panel (the Panel) released its much-anticipated Final Report and recommendations to the Government.
The Report is the first and only public pronouncement from the expert panel, which has been tight-lipped since it began its review of Canada's communications industries in 2018. The Panel did release an interim report in June 2019, but that was merely a collection of what it heard from stakeholders during consultations. That " What We Heard" Report did not include any recommendations or commentary that gave insight into the thinking of the Panel.