Regulating on the run: the transformation of the CRTC as a regulatory institution
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This article examines the transformation of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) as a regulatory institution caught in the midst of massive technological change in the converging broadcasting and telecommunications industry. Focusing on the last decade, the article assesses institutional change in relation to five aspects central to current regulatory institutional analysis: (1) the contemporary nature of an independent regulator in relation to ministers, regulated interests and the public; (2) the characteristics of both quasi-judicial and quasi-political regulatory functions; (3) changing views of regulatory compliance; (4) changing relations between competition and other framework regulators; and (5) internationalization of regulation both through international trade regimes and through the effects of globalization on regulated industries. The analysis shows that the CRTC is being transformed as a regulatory institution but that it has not been as pared back as have some other federal regulators, nor have the changes gone as far or as fast as the telecommunications revolution would lead one to expect. Each of the five institutional features examined conveys part of the reasons for change, but they also show how institutional directions and trade-offs for the CRTC do not all pull in the direction of deregulation and contraction. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)
Publication Name: Canadian Public Administration
Subject: Government
ISSN: 0008-4840
Year: 1997
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Regulatory and non-regulatory approaches to environmental protection
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Regulation has to date been the policy of choice as regards environmental protection. This paper argues that while regulation is often necessary, an array of policy instruments is available. Non-regulatory approaches may, in some circumstances, be more appropriate or seve as useful supplements to an effective regulatory regime. Three types of non-regulatory approaches are distinguished: indirect, participatory, and authoritative. Indirect approaches achieve significant reductions in pollution levels while achieving, in the first instance, other important objectives. They are generally statutorily delineated and thereby avoid a delegated regulatory regime. Indirect approaches include mandatory beverage container deposit legislation and appliance efficiency standards. In participatory approaches, much of the task of policy implementation actually passes on an on-going basis to nongovernmental structures other than self-regulating industries. Perhaps the best example of this approach is internal responsibility systems which seek to protect workplace health through mandatory workplace committees and protected worker rights. Authoritative approaches avoid complex regulatory regimes through stronger and more explicity, even if less commonplace, interventions into the economy. This would include banning the production or sale of particularly hazardous substances. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)
Publication Name: Canadian Public Administration
Subject: Government
ISSN: 0008-4840
Year: 1990
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Teleglobe Canada: outside the (CRTC) regulatory camp
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This paper addresses a number of questions regarding the role of Teleglobe Canada in a rapidly changing regulatory environment. The historical reasons for Teleglobe's exclusion from CRTC regulation are looked at, together with the likelihood of its continued special status vis-a-vis the other carriers. Taking into consideration recent trends in international telecommunications policy, the impact of Teleglobe's denationalization on the domestic industry is also considered. Finally, recommendations are made aimed at resolving some of the issues associated with privatization. A greater role is envisaged for both the federal Communications minister and the CRTC with respect to Teleglobe. Special emphasis is placed on the need to establish a comprehensive national telecommunications policy involving greater precision with regard to overriding priorities and considerable flexibility, especially in view of the highly innovative character of the sector. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)
Publication Name: Canadian Public Administration
Subject: Government
ISSN: 0008-4840
Year: 1986
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