(OTTAWA) Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez announced Monday that Vicky Eatrides will be the next President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).
Mme Eatrides will serve for a five-year term beginning January 5, 2023.
She was most recently Assistant Deputy Minister at Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, a position she assumed in 2019 after spending several years in senior positions with the Competition Bureau.
Mme Eatrides will replace Ian Scott, who has headed the CRTC since 2017.
The change in leadership comes as the administrative court finds itself in the spotlight over two controversial bills designed to give it new powers.
The Senate is currently considering liberal bills that would update broadcasting laws to include online streaming platforms and create a framework for web giants to pay media companies for their content.
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