13 full-time Commissioners(1 September 2010)Name andduration of appointmentBackground – in brief, with quotations from their CRTC websitebiographies
Konrad von FinckensteinChairperson2007-
2012
(Jan 24)
BA (Poli Sci), LLB (Queens)1973 – Department of Justice1986 – free trade law1997 – Competition Bureau (Commissioner of Competition)2003 – Federal Court judge“Through his earlier roles as Assistant Deputy Minister and Assistant AttorneyGeneral in the Canadian departments of Industry, Justice and External Affairs, henotably oversaw the implementation of the North American Free TradeAgreement (NAFTA), negotiated the dispute settlement mechanism of theCanada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, and supervised the drafting andimplementation of that agreement. During the 1980s, he served as Senior General Counsel with Industry Canada and the Trade Negotiations Office.”
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Vice-ChairpersonBroadcasting
Notice of VacancyCanadian Radio-television and Telecommunications CommissionVice-Chairperson (Broadcasting) (full-time position)Salary Range: $190,400 - $224,000
Location: National Capital Region<http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/about/notice-avis.htm>
Note: this notice and its link, accessed in June 2010, are no longer available onthe CRTC’s website
Len Katz, MBA, BSc(Stats)Vice-ChairpersonTelecommunications2007-
2012
(Oct 11)
2005-2007 – Executive Director, Telecommunications2002-2005 – Digimerge Technologies (digital security)1985-2002 - Rogers1974-1985 – Bell Canada“Prior to assuming those responsibilities, he spent 17 years within the RogersGroup of Companies, where he held various positions in the regulatory,intercarrier services and business development fields of wireless and cableservices. This experience led to the position of President, Rogers BusinessSolutions, which he occupied until 2001. From 1974 to 1985, he acted inincreasingly senior capacities at Bell Canada, including as Assistant Director of Policy Development and Regulatory Affairs.”
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Rita CuginiOntario Region2005 –
2012
(Apr 10)
VP, Public and Government Affairs, Alliance AtlantisVP and Station Manager, TelelatinoDirector, Diversity of Programming, CFMT-TV (now OMNI)Chair, CAB Joint jSocietal Issues CommitteeMember, CBSC Specialty Service Adjudicative Panel“She has an excellent record as a broadcasting executive with wide experience inregulatory affairs, business development and external relations. Most recently shehas served as Vice President, Public and Government Affairs, with Alliance”
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CRTC website: <http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/about/vfinckenstein.htm> (date accessed 4 March2010).
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CRTC website: <http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/about/katz.htm> (date accessed 4 March 2010).
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CRTC website: <http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/about/cugini.htm> (date accessed 4 March 2010).
Louise Poirier Quebec2008-
2013
(Aug 10)
1999-2008, Gatineau city councillor 1984-1999, Director General and member of the Board of Télé-Québec; host and journalist (including Les Flâneries du samedi, Ce Soir and Bouffée de santé)“Ms. Poirier has been involved in her community for many years. She served asPresident of Outaouais United Way Campaign and climbed Mount Kilimanjaro for the foundation of the Centre de santé et des services sociaux de l’Outaouais. Ms.Poirier holds a Master of Human Kinetics from the Université Laval andcompleted studies in Finance and Marketing from l’École des hautes étudescommerciales.”
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Elizabeth DuncanAtlantic Region andNunavut2005 –
2014
(May 1)
Chief Financial Officer in a software development firmSenior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Access CommunicationsDirector, Canadian Cable Television AssociationPresident, Canadian Cable Television Standards Foundation,President, Cable Television Association of Nova ScotiaPresident, Halifax Chapter of Canadian Women in Communications.Member, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nova ScotiaGraduate, Dalhousie University.“She was active in the Canadian Cable Television Association and served on theBoard of Directors of the Association as Secretary Treasurer and Atlantic Regionrepresentative.”
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Peter MenziesAlberta2007-
2011
(Oct 11)
Publisher, editor in chief and editorial page editor, Calgary HeraldDirector, Calgary Chamber of Commerce, the Calgary Opera Association, theEpcor Centre for the Performing Arts and Theatre Calgary.“Over the course of a wide-ranging career, he notably served as Publisher,Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Page Editor at the Calgary Herald. He has workedand managed media operations in both the Alberta Legislative and Parliamentarypress galleries. He has also won a number of national and international awardsfor his writing and other work, including a National Newspaper Award.”
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Michel MorinQuebec2007 –
2012
(Aug 5)
2003-2004, Chief Editor, Television News, Radio-Canada, RDI1996-2003, Journalist and Chief editor,
Le Point
,R-C foreign correspondent“A respected journalist known for his coverage of economic issues and currentaffairs, Mr. Morin contributed to the daily TV magazine, Le Point, as both a
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CRTC website: <http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/about/poirier.htm> (date accessed 4 March 2010).
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CRTC website: <http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/about/duncan.htm> (date accessed 4 March 2010).
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CRTC website: <http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/about/menzies.htm> (date accessed 4 March 2010).
journalist and chief editor from 1996 to 2003. He has also served in a broad rangeof assignments, including: foreign correspondent for Radio-Canada in Paris;parliamentary correspondent in Quebec City; journalist and anchor for theregional radio production, Présent; and anchor and research assistant for thetelevision program, Consommateurs avertis.”
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Timothy Denton, LLB,LLM, BA2008-
2013
(July 31)
ICANN, CIRA, CAIPDirector, Canadian Internet Registration Authority, 2002-20041996-1998, solicitor, Canadian Association of Internet Providers1985-87, Policy advisory to Minister of Communications,1978-1980, Assistant, CRTC Vice-Chair, Telecommunications“As a policy advisor to the Minister of Communications from 1985 to 1987, heplayed a leading role in the creation of the Broadcasting Act and later contributedto the creation of the Telecommunications Act. He helped introduce competitionin the long-distance telephone market as counsel to the Canadian Consumers'Association, and served as Assistant to the CRTC's Vice-Chair of Telecommunications between 1978 and 1980”
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Check out Commissioner Denton’s website:http://tmdenton.com/ (as of 1 September 2010)
Candice Molnar, MBA, BA(Admin), CMAManitoba / Saskatchewan2007-
2012
(Dec 7)
1999-2005, General Manager of Regulatory Affairs, SaskTelGeneral Manager of Customer Service Operations, SaskTelDirector, Canadian Women in Communications“Having spent over two decades at SaskTel, she brings to the CRTC a wealth of knowledge and experience in telecommunications and broadcast distributionregulatory affairs.”
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Suzanne Lamarre, P.EngQuebec2008-
2013
(June 29)
2006-2008, senior advisor, CBC national and international strategies, planningand regulation200-2004, President, Radio Advisory Board of Canada’s Broadcasting Committee2000-2004, Acting Director of Regulatory Affairs, CBC’s French-languagenetworks“She holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from the Université deSherbrooke and, in 2005, she completed a Bachelor of Law at the Université deMontréal. In addition, Ms. Lamarre is a member of the Ordre des ingénieurs duQuébec, the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BritishColumbia and the Barreau du Québec. ”
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Marc Patrone2008-
2013
(March 18)
1994-2008, CTV Atlantic legislative and general assignment reporter 1990-1992, Manager, ATV’s Bathurst news bureau1981-1987, Operations Departments of Citytv and MuchMusic, contributing to thetechnical production of such shows as City Lights and The New Music“During his career, Mr. Patrone gained extensive exposure regionally in Atlantic
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CRTC website: <http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/about/morin.htm> (date accessed 4 March 2010).
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CRTC website: <http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/about/denton.htm> (date accessed 4 March 2010).
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CRTC website: <http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/about/molnar.htm> (date accessed 4 March 2010).
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CRTC website: <http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/about/lamarre.htm> (date accessed 4 March 2010).
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