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iPolitics By Kady OMalley. Published on Apr 6, 2021 6:01am Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will provide an update on the pandemic later this morning. (Andrew Meade/iPolitics) With the second half of the two-week Easter recess now officially underway, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads to the precinct to deliver one of his semi-weekly on-camera updates on the ongoing pandemic. (11:30 AM) Joining him for the mid-morning media briefing, according to his official itinerary, will be tw...

Review of $26-billion Rogers-Shaw merger resumes today with testimony from analysts Business Related Should authorities crack down on churches that break public health orders for capacity, social distancing and masks? Yes A woman holds two cellphones with the corporate logos of Rogers Communications and Shaw Communications in a photo illustration in Chelsea, Que., Monday March 29, 2021. A review of the proposed $26-billion purchase of Shaw Communications by Rogers Communications continues into ...

Review of $26-billion Rogers-Shaw merger resumes today with testimony from analysts A woman holds two cellphones with the corporate logos of Rogers Communications and Shaw Communications in a photo illustration in Chelsea, Que., Monday March 29, 2021. A review of the proposed $26-billion purchase of Shaw Communications by Rogers Communications continues into its third day today in Ottawa before a committee of federal MPs. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld April 06, ...

A woman holds two cellphones with the corporate logos of Rogers Communications and Shaw Communications in a photo illustration in Chelsea, Que., Monday March 29, 2021. A review of the proposed $26-billion purchase of Shaw Communications by Rogers Communications continues into its third day today in Ottawa before a committee of federal MPs. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld TORONTO – Rogers Communications Inc. shouldn’t be allowed to buy Canada’s fourth-largest wireless service, Freedom Mob...

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iPolitics By Jolson Lim. Published on Apr 6, 2021 5:09pm The Rogers campus in Toronto, pictured on March 15. Rogers has agreed to buy rival Shaw for $26 billion. (Andrew Francis Wallace/Toronto Star) Rogers Communications shouldn’t be allowed to buy Shaw Communications’ Freedom Mobile as part of a proposed $26-billion merger, telecom experts told MPs on Tuesday.  The House of Commons Industry committee heard that a takeover of Freedom Mobile by Rogers would eliminate Canada’s ...

Witnesses appeared in a virtual hearing in front of the Industry, Science and Technology Committee in Ottawa on April 6th. Michael Geist, professor and Canada research chair in internet and e-commerce law at the University of Ottawa, told the committee that the proposed merger will have negative consequences for the Canadian telecom industry. “The deal will result in higher prices and less competition in the Canadian wireless market. The simple reality is that Canadians already pay some of...

A remake of Footloose will be filmed in B.C. with Premier John Horgan as the mayor and, in the Kevin Bacon role, a bunch of irresponsible young people. Alberta’s War Room has hired the Easter Bunny to debate Bigfoot on the positive aspects of digging lots of holes. Fox News is taking a break from wall-to-wall coverage of cancel culture to provide wall-to-wall coverage of an evil rapper’s Satanic running shoes. Wait, that last one is real. The Lil Nas X sneakers story has pushed all else to...

POLITICO Get POLITICO Canadas Corridors newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. 03/17/2021 10:00 AM EDT The Conservatives are meeting for a three-day virtual convention starting tomorrow. Erin O’Toole has his work...

TORONTO - Rogers Communications Inc.s proposed deal to buy Shaw Communications Inc. is raising questions about how far regulators and elected politicians will go to encourage competitive pricing in the Canadian telecom industry. A pedestrian walks past the Rogers Building in Toronto on April 22, 2014. Some experts say Rogers Communications Inc.s proposed deal to buy Shaw Communications Inc. is raising questions about how far regulators and elected politicians will go to encourage competitive p...