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May 25, 2026 4:06 pm  #1


The CRTC Needed A Study For This?

Whatever amount of taxpayer money they spent on this ($250,000) was too much...

CRTC says 55 and older likely to get news from TV; 45 and under from internet

 

May 25, 2026 4:16 pm  #2


Re: The CRTC Needed A Study For This?

RadioActive wrote:

Whatever amount of taxpayer money they spent on this ($250,000) was too much...

CRTC says 55 and older likely to get news from TV; 45 and under from internet

It's important to get Canadian data and information rather than everything coming out of California or NY....

 

May 25, 2026 4:22 pm  #3


Re: The CRTC Needed A Study For This?

paterson1 wrote:

RadioActive wrote:

Whatever amount of taxpayer money they spent on this ($250,000) was too much...

CRTC says 55 and older likely to get news from TV; 45 and under from internet

It's important to get Canadian data and information rather than everything coming out of California or NY....

My point is I could have told you this for half the price - or even for free!

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May 25, 2026 4:55 pm  #4


Re: The CRTC Needed A Study For This?

Free doesn't mean a thing if it is just a guess...

 

May 25, 2026 5:38 pm  #5


Re: The CRTC Needed A Study For This?

paterson1 wrote:

Free doesn't mean a thing if it is just a guess...

There's no guessing involved, but you still need to do the study to justify whatever action you're going to take. It's cover for when things inevitably go sideways.

 

May 26, 2026 8:00 am  #6


Re: The CRTC Needed A Study For This?

Joke. Our tax dollars in action plus I think this is a fairly apparent situation, although I don’t quite fit the demos as I get my news from several sources, including an old school newspaper thrown in for good measure!