70.5 Approval of CRTC Announced Policy
Whereas, In a Public Announcement on December 3, 1969, The Canadian Radio-Television Commission stated that it “will not license broadcasting receiving undertakings (CATV) based on the use of microwave or other technical systems, for the wholesale importation of programs from distant U.S. stations and thereby the enlargement of the Canadian audience and market areas of U.S. networks or stations”; and,
Whereas, The said Announcement also stated “The Canadian Broadcasting System is worth safeguarding only if it provides the Canadian population with essential services which could not be provided otherwise”; and,
Whereas, The said Announcement also stated “Canadians should not be denied access to the best material available from other countries”; therefore:
RESOLVED, That the National Council of Women of Canada approve the policy for the Improvement and Development of Canadian Broadcasting enunciated in the Public Announcement of the Canadian Radio-Television Commission on December 3, 1969; and,
RESOLVED, That the National Council of Women of Canada request the Canadian Radio-Television Commission to intensify its efforts to ensure that all Canadians have access to the best material available from other countries as well as from Canada.