{"author_name":"Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast","author_url":"https://art19.com/shows/broadcast-dialogue/episodes/756c8cf4-37f5-4d6c-a981-3815a0cd7a09","description":"<p><strong><em>CPAC&nbsp;</em></strong>President &amp; CEO&nbsp;<strong>Christa Dickenson&nbsp;</strong>is sounding the alarm that the<strong><em> Cable Public Affairs</em></strong><em> </em><strong><em>Channel</em></strong><em> </em>is running on fumes.</p><p>The&nbsp;<strong><em>CRTC</em></strong> announced in November, it would <a href=\"https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2025/2025-312.htm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">put off making decisions</a> on requests from CPAC,<strong><em> TV5</em></strong>, and&nbsp;<strong><em>Canal M</em></strong> to increase their mandatory per-subscriber monthly wholesale fees until the commission completes a larger policy review.&nbsp;</p><p>Dickenson says that's left CPAC in a critical position of uncertainty, at a time when Canadians' interest in democracy has never been greater.</p><p>She joins us on <strong><em>Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast</em></strong>.</p>","html":"<iframe src=\"https://art19.com/shows/broadcast-dialogue/episodes/756c8cf4-37f5-4d6c-a981-3815a0cd7a09/embed\" style=\"width: 720px; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" width=\"720\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"></iframe>","provider_name":"ART19","provider_url":"https://art19.com","title":"Christa Dickenson on CPAC's uncertain future","type":"rich","version":"1.0","width":720,"height":200}