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Early Regulation of Radio Broadcasting by the Canadian State
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Early Regulation of Radio Broadcasting by the Canadian State Few things in Canadian history have received so much public and government attention as broadcasting (Head 87). From the time radio was first established in Canada, to the State's first tentative steps towards regulation, to the birth of the CBC and beyond, the Canadian broadcasting system has been the subject of lengthy discussion and debate which prompted the Canadian government to act in a number of ways in order to organize the field. First of all, in 1928 (Miller) the government appointed a Royal Commission on Broadcasting in Canada headed by Sir John Aird, to study the industry. Secondly, after the recommendations of this Commission were reinforced by a Special Parliamentary Committee on Radio Broadcasting, the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Act was passed in 1932 (Miller), and the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission (CRBC) was created. Thirdly, based on the reports of two...
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