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With nearly three decades of communications policy and regulatory experience under his belt, Ian Scott has quite a bit to say as he leaves his CRTC leadership post today. Listen in as Scott asserts his “vision” for the commission and what it truly means to serve the public interest. Scott doesn’t hold back on accomplishments,... Read more »
By Bill Roberts WHILE MANY NORTH AMERICANS might think social media has a mostly negative effect on society, Jeanette Irekvist (below) vice-president and head of Ericsson Canada, is convincingly seeing the glass as more than half full. Indeed, she and Ericsson believe 5G is here to unlock a world of possibilities to improve the human... Read more »
By Bill Roberts THE RICK HANSEN FOUNDATION promotes a poignant rubric that “One in five Canadians is living with a disability… Thankfully, five in five Canadians can help improve accessibility for all!”. And, for our Canadian media industry, that is precisely what this important Cartt.ca exclusive podcast is all about – moving beyond the marginalization of... Read more »
By Bill Roberts A LOT CAN happen when you go to theatre school. For example, you can end up with the Order of Canada, an honorary Maverick Award, be designated as one of the 20 Most Powerful Women in Global TV, and cap it off with a “back home” Saskatchewan Order of Merit. Say hello... Read more »
By Bill Roberts This is the second part of a two-part series – for part one, please click here. IQALUIT – With part two of this two-part Cartt.ca special with Madeleine Redfern, the exploration of our North’s vital Internet needs for growth, defence, and economic reconciliation continues. Redfern (pictured below, centre, with Livete Ataguyuk, head... Read more »
By Bill Roberts IQALUIT – Norway, no slouch when it comes to successful innovation and widespread prosperity, has made it clear – the North is their future. Indeed, Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg, claims “the High North will be Norway’s most important strategic priority in the years ahead… giving priority to knowledge-based business development, innovation... Read more »
Both during the pandemic, less than a year apart By Bill Roberts CHRIS WILSON, THE CBC’s executive director of sports and Olympics, is described in an online posting as “a self-propelled leader with an entrepreneurial style”. With a diverse and successful background ranging from swim coach to real-estate agent, to (my favourite) the founder of... Read more »
By Bill Roberts OTTAWA – Well, I’ve met the closest person to the Dos Equis “The Most Interesting Man in the World” – and in Ottawa no less! Dan Goldberg (below), president and CEO of Telesat, was described by The Ottawa Business Awards as not only its “The CEO of the Year”, but as someone... Read more »
By Bill Roberts CANADIAN ARTIST GINALINA’S album Small but Mighty, a three-time Juno nominee and four-time Canadian Folk Music nominee, speaks to potential, to making the world a better place for all, to diversity, to inspiring the young and creative… These same themes run through Cartt.ca’s latest podcast, featuring Joy Loewen (pictured below), president and... Read more »
By Bill Roberts Well, I’ve got a great candidate to fill the next opening for a CRTC Commissioner: David Errington (above), president and CEO of Accessible Media Inc. (AMI). Solid leadership credentials and a builder with 30 years of top-drawer media creds who has coached AMI into a world-leading organization that entertains, informs, and empowers... Read more »
By Bill Roberts HERE IS NOT ONLY a conversation about TVO, but about the very future of virtual media engagement, cutting-edge entertainment, electronic gaming, and the digital changes already well underway for our entire media ecosystem! Having grown-up in rough-scrabble Queens NYC just around the corner from Malcolm X, and now barely a year into... Read more »
MONIKA ILLE EARNED her dream job as CEO of APTN in December 2019 after working her way up through the ranks over the course of 16 years at the independent broadcaster. Ille (pictured) is a member of the Abenaki First Nation of Odanak and reminds our podcast listeners the mission of APTN, the first national... Read more »