Leveson creates "favourable background conditions" to address Canadian media scheme

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Leveson creates "favourable background

conditions" to address Canadian media

scheme

PR Newswire

TORONTO, June 21, 2012

TORONTO

,

June 21, 2012

/PRNewswire/ --

A former Canadian broadcasting industry insider, who is alleging a long-term

case of systemic corruption involving several media companies and

Canada's

federal broadcasting regulator, attributes the Leveson Inquiry with creating

"favourable background conditions" for him to publicly address a media

company subsidy scheme that has cost citizens more than

$C 1.2 billion

.

Keith Mahar has requested the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage

permit him to testify about the governance issue involving officials at the

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). He has

already provided copies of several related documents to the parliamentary

committee, including a copy of a letter from his legal counsel Paul Armarego to

Prime Minister Stephen Harper, dated

31 May 2010

.

A copy of this letter is posted on http://www.keithmahar.com.

Prime Minister Harper was notified by Armarego that the CRTC enacted an

unprecedented subordinate law, one effectively granting media proprietors the

right to overcharge millions of consumers for cable television service and

redistribute wealth to themselves, without the requirement of any work being

done in return for the revenue.

Mahar was formerly employed by CHUM Limited for his specialist knowledge of

the cable television industry and its regulation by the CRTC. As a result of his

opposition to this scheme, MP Libby Davies asked questions about citizens being

overcharged for cable television service by more than

$C 1.2 billion

in the

House of Commons on

8 February 2008

. It is Mahar's assertion that the Hon.

Jim Abbott misled Parliament in response.

For further information:

http://www.keithmahar.com