Just The Facts
July 25th, 2001, 07:56 AM
To the Honourable Justices members of the Supreme Court of Canada
Dated as on this E-Mail tag;
I wish to bring to the court's attention an issue that is soon to be on your agenda. I am referring to the controversy over the acquiring of International Broadcast and Telecommunication signals.
I am forwarding this letter to the honourable members not in the hope of influencing them, for I am aware that the Justices decisions are based on interpretation of law and not on personal opinions, or outside influences. My only intension is to express my concern for the principals that I feel made this country great, principals that are assured in the Carter of Rights and Freedoms. The principals of which I speak are, the Principals of Freedom of Information and Ideas and Freedom to Media of Communication. If the Justices allow this deliberate misinterpretation of Canadian Law by the Government and the broadcast monopolies into such a fundamental right, in fact the corner stone of western civilization, then I fear for our children's ability to access News and Information from around the world in the future. Due to the involvement of some purely entertainment services this issue has been clouded with an "its just TV " attitude. I hope the Justices have the wisdom to see past this attitude and look to the heart of the issue.
Are Canadians only able to receive foreign information, news and entertainment services if one of the Broadcast or Telecommunication Monopolies decides there is money to be made from its delivery? Does a Canadian of Turkish decent or Italian decent lose his right to see Turkish News or Italian News because Bell,Rogers and Shaw can't turn a profit from its delivery? One asks, will the government soon be allowed to decide that those same services are to be banned on the
World Wide Web? Will they in fact ban or restrict access to the World Wide Web based on the premiss of protecting and nourishing cultural content? Everyone knows what is really being protected is the Broadcast and Telecommunication Monopolies. The coming proliferation of digital radio will undoubtably not meet with the Canadian Governments standards for Nationalist content, will digital satellite radios fall into their grasps next. Is Canada a country where the only way an Individual can get foreign information, news and entertainment services is if the Telecommunication and Broadcast Monopolies decide they can make money
from its delivery? That is where this misinterpretation of the Radio Communication Act and the Broadcast Act would leave us. I am a member of The Canadian Alliance for Freedom of Information and Ideas. Our organisation has put forth proposals to the CRTC that address the Governments concerns and show alternatives methods of insuring a Uniquely Canadian Broadcast system is maintained, these proposals show that repressive interpretations of laws are not needed
to protect Canadian Broadcaster from unregulated foreign competition. The letter sent to Mr. Jean-Pierre Blabs Executive Director of Broadcasting CFTC has been posted at CAFFII's site http://www.caffii.net/caf-crtcl.htm. I ask, does the individual's right or a corporation's right to maximize their profits through distribution of their Piece of Intellectual Property override the Individual's Right to Freedom of Media of Communication, Freedom of Association and Freedom to receive and impart information and ideas regardless of frontiers or type of media. It is my hope the Justices will rule the later rights have precedent in Canada.
These are my concerns and I appreciate the Honourable Justices time and understanding in my expression of these concerns to them.
Sincerely Yours,
Hello
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Dated as on this E-Mail tag;
I wish to bring to the court's attention an issue that is soon to be on your agenda. I am referring to the controversy over the acquiring of International Broadcast and Telecommunication signals.
I am forwarding this letter to the honourable members not in the hope of influencing them, for I am aware that the Justices decisions are based on interpretation of law and not on personal opinions, or outside influences. My only intension is to express my concern for the principals that I feel made this country great, principals that are assured in the Carter of Rights and Freedoms. The principals of which I speak are, the Principals of Freedom of Information and Ideas and Freedom to Media of Communication. If the Justices allow this deliberate misinterpretation of Canadian Law by the Government and the broadcast monopolies into such a fundamental right, in fact the corner stone of western civilization, then I fear for our children's ability to access News and Information from around the world in the future. Due to the involvement of some purely entertainment services this issue has been clouded with an "its just TV " attitude. I hope the Justices have the wisdom to see past this attitude and look to the heart of the issue.
Are Canadians only able to receive foreign information, news and entertainment services if one of the Broadcast or Telecommunication Monopolies decides there is money to be made from its delivery? Does a Canadian of Turkish decent or Italian decent lose his right to see Turkish News or Italian News because Bell,Rogers and Shaw can't turn a profit from its delivery? One asks, will the government soon be allowed to decide that those same services are to be banned on the
World Wide Web? Will they in fact ban or restrict access to the World Wide Web based on the premiss of protecting and nourishing cultural content? Everyone knows what is really being protected is the Broadcast and Telecommunication Monopolies. The coming proliferation of digital radio will undoubtably not meet with the Canadian Governments standards for Nationalist content, will digital satellite radios fall into their grasps next. Is Canada a country where the only way an Individual can get foreign information, news and entertainment services is if the Telecommunication and Broadcast Monopolies decide they can make money
from its delivery? That is where this misinterpretation of the Radio Communication Act and the Broadcast Act would leave us. I am a member of The Canadian Alliance for Freedom of Information and Ideas. Our organisation has put forth proposals to the CRTC that address the Governments concerns and show alternatives methods of insuring a Uniquely Canadian Broadcast system is maintained, these proposals show that repressive interpretations of laws are not needed
to protect Canadian Broadcaster from unregulated foreign competition. The letter sent to Mr. Jean-Pierre Blabs Executive Director of Broadcasting CFTC has been posted at CAFFII's site http://www.caffii.net/caf-crtcl.htm. I ask, does the individual's right or a corporation's right to maximize their profits through distribution of their Piece of Intellectual Property override the Individual's Right to Freedom of Media of Communication, Freedom of Association and Freedom to receive and impart information and ideas regardless of frontiers or type of media. It is my hope the Justices will rule the later rights have precedent in Canada.
These are my concerns and I appreciate the Honourable Justices time and understanding in my expression of these concerns to them.
Sincerely Yours,
Hello
You can help, please go to the site and join up. It doesn't cost you anything. Then click on the link in the side bar called Send our letter to the Supreme court. Please send the letter. Please get as many people as you can to send the letter. I can not stress how important this is.
Also if you are in need, please buy your hardware from retailers through our site http://www.caffii.net. Please encourage everyone you know who wants a system, or needs hardware to purchase through the site. If the hardware you want is not there just e-mail us and we will find a Retailer with the hardware to participate. Let's all take advantage of the retailers and manufacturers generosity and selfless donations of their profits to raise the funds necessary. Then we all can join together and see this effort through to a successful conclusion for the benefit of all Canadians.
Trust me on this the two minute effort to send the letter will have a profound effect on the members of the court.
Just the Facts
Please donate to legal-rights.org Please, Please, Please Grovel, Grovel Grovel. See I am willing to make a fool of myself and beg for this effort, are you willing to give $20.00