Recent news headlines illustrate that emergencies can strike with little warning and alarming regularity, highlighting the need in Canada for advanced public safety communication networks. On this episode of Cartt.ca - The Podcast, a conversation with Yasir Hussain, CTO of Ericsson Canada on the need for advanced public safety networks in Canada.

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Join Contributing Editor, Bill Roberts, as together they review Vicky Eatrides’ top three “must do” priorities, plus the inherited challenges of bargaining process delay in telecom matters, Mobile Virtual Network Operator policy implementation (cellphone competition), her keen push for greater consumer-friendly internet rivalry, improvements to the CRTC Broadband Fund, the particular needs of Northern Canada, the Commission’s role with the Online News and Online Steaming Acts, anti-scam compliance & enforcement, the Chairperson’s thoughtful prognosis for overall regulatory work in the coming year, and - importantly - what Eatrides personally hopes defines her record and success at the end of this 5-year term.

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By Bill Roberts OTTAWA – Well, I’ve met the closest person to the Dos Equis “The Most Interesting Man in the World” – and in Ottawa no less! Dan Goldberg (below), president and CEO of Telesat, was described by The Ottawa Business Awards as not only its “The CEO of the Year”, but as someone... Read more » See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Members of the #Winnipeg City Council debated decriminalization of drugs in our community.

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Kevin Klein speaks about the motion to keep the mask requirement in place at #Winnipeg City Hall after the Public Health Orders are lifted.

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Kevin Klein speaks at #Winnipeg City Council asking colleagues to send a development back because residents were not properly informed.

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Allegations of financial mismanagement at the City of #Winnipeg once again. Some City Councillors are calling for meetings, but are they really going to fix the real problem?

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By Bill Roberts CANADIAN ARTIST GINALINA’S album Small but Mighty, a three-time Juno nominee and four-time Canadian Folk Music nominee, speaks to potential, to making the world a better place for all, to diversity, to inspiring the young and creative… These same themes run through Cartt.ca’s latest podcast, featuring Joy Loewen (pictured below), president and... Read more » See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Kevin Klein asked for support in taking real to address the noise and disruptions of #Winnipeg streets.

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Kevin Klein speaks to Council questioning the need for, what he calls, a #Winnipeg Yard Sale.

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Two #Winnipeg City Councillors want to legalize the use of drugs in the city. Kevin Klein shares his thoughts with you.

A Council motion to have the police stop enforcement isn't the way to go. The Police Service leadership across Canada need to have those conversations among themselves, stakeholders and with the Crown prosecutors and assess the value of this kind of action without City Council being involved.

Look, it's not an easy problem at all and we're not going to solve it with a City Council motion.

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Kevin Klein provides you the latest information on the John Blumberg Golf Course sale, which see the final vote January 27 at the #Winnipeg CIty Council meeting.

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So you think High Definition Television (HDTV) was a big deal?

Well buckle your seat belts.

First there was TV itself, then colour TV, then our HDTV… but now there’s “NextGen TV" -- the next major shift in television with a new digital format promising 4K video, immersive audio, and a host of other consumer and business benefits.

The Advanced Television Systems Committee calls this revolution ATSC 3.0 and it’s quite literally the seamless over-the-air convergence of TV and the internet. 

Listen now to Orest Sushko, the brainiac director of the only North American lab for this revolution at the Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning in Toronto. Sushko’s B2C Lab is having an Open House with live demonstrations and key experts on May 11th and 12th, so listen to hear how you can register and attend for free.

But here’s a catch…

While roughly 75 per cent of American television viewers will have access to “NextGen TV” (ATSC 3.0) by the end of this year -- and countries as varied as Brazil, India, South Korea, Trinidad & Tobago, and Mexico are adopting this new format -- Canada, which may technically be in the thick of it on the innovation aspect, is still a laggard on the practical implementation side.

Take a listen to find out why and more about the next generation of TV. 

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Listen in as Kevin Klein shares some final thoughts on the proposed sale of the John Blumberg Golf Course lands at #Winnipeg City Hall January 17, 2022.

Klein's moved a motion to stop the proposed sale, which passed 3 to 1. But, the Mayor and his EPC councillors can reverse that if they choose.

Stay Tuned.

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Kevin Klein moved a motion on more than one occasion requesting the City of #Winnipeg to develop a program to encourage home composting.

Klein also asked council members to delay any decision on landfill gas use to allow an appropriate amount of time for people to review details in more depth.

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Kevin Klein shares details of some wonderful new community projects funded through the Charleswood-Tuxedo-Westwood ward.

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Kevin Klein talks about the City of #Winnipeg's plan to sell the John Blumberg Golf Course.

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Kevin Klein answers a question posed to him by a member of the #Winnipeg Media openly and directly.

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Playing with words, manipulation, targeted emotional advertising all of it happens with politicians. Klein shows you how the City is using it in #Winnipeg to break the bank.

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There are over 200 homeless veterans living on the streets of #Winnipeg. 40% are indigenous, many are female and help is on the way.

Kevin Klein talks about his successful motion that will allow Homes for Heroes to begin their proven program in our community.

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By Bill Roberts Well, I’ve got a great candidate to fill the next opening for a CRTC Commissioner: David Errington (above), president and CEO of Accessible Media Inc. (AMI). Solid leadership credentials and a builder with 30 years of top-drawer media creds who has coached AMI into a world-leading organization that entertains, informs, and empowers... Read more » See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For the last eight years, many of the current City Councillors have ignored your community centers and left to fend for themselves.

Kevin Klein investigated to understand the real issues from those working to keep community centers open. Klein wants to find solutions for the problems we're having in #Winnipeg.

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#Winnipeg condo owners, take note, you may soon have NEW fees for your garbage pick. Just years after condo owners across the city pushed to stop the special fee, this council wants to try and get you to pay more again.

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With nearly 3 decades of communications policy and regulatory experience under his belt, Ian Scott has quite a bit to say as he leaves his CRTC leadership post. Listen in as Scott asserts his “vision” for the Commission and what it truly means to serve the public interest.

After completing his CRTC 5-year term on January 4th (2023), Scott doesn’t hold back on accomplishments such as narrowing the digital divide, consensus building, and the biggest challenges faced on the Canadian broadcasting and tele-communications fronts since 2017.

Ian Scott, never a media-hound, is blunt and frank when addressing criticisms of his tenure… ever gracious… it is also a no-holds-barred conversation… including a few personal insights touching on the Zen of woodworking.

Sticking to his guns on evidence-based decision-making, and unpacking controversies surrounding hot-buttons like the Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) deliberations, bias favouring the Big Three telecom players (Bell, Rogers and Telus), the reasoning behind infrastructure-based outcomes, and tippling with Bell’s CEO, Mirko Bibic… one gets the strong impression that Ian Scott will be heard from again in due course… every exit being an entry somewhere else.

Scott also has plenty to say about both Bill C-11 (Online Streaming Act) and Bill C-18 (Online News Act); about the stress inherent in Chairing the Commission; and, about why he prefers not to look at his CRTC tenure as leaving a personal legacy. This is a conversation deeply respectful of his colleagues and staff at the CRTC; and one softly lamenting the public’s lack of awareness regarding the importance of the CRTC’s 500 annual decisions and orders impacting the lives of all Canadians. In closing remarks, Ian Scott leaves an “imaginary letter” to the next Chairperson & CEO of the CRTC, Vicky Eastrides…

Grab a coffee and settle in…

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It's not being talked about in City Hall. You are not seeing social media posts from elected officials talking or even apologizing for it. City of #Winnipeg leadership, the mayor's EPC are ignoring it. So, what is it? Winnipeg TOPS the 2020 Police-Reported Violent Crime Severity Index in Canada.

You deserve better.

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Manitoba Hydro said Natural Gas will increase by 17%. Now add to that an increase, again, in your water and your sewer rates by the City of #Winnipeg

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A shout-out to the students of Westwood Collegiate for their successful fundraiser, plus we match the donation.

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A developer is suing the City of #Winnipeg for $30 Million. Kevin Klein is asking the question, how do we pay if we lose?

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Millions and millions in savings at the City of Winnipeg have disappeared over the last three budgets.

Balanced budget? Not at all.

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Questions from councillors and more information on the program from the Homes For Heroes program.

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By Bill Roberts  HERE IS NOT ONLY a conversation about TVO, but about the very future of virtual media engagement, cutting-edge entertainment, electronic gaming, and the digital changes already well underway for our entire media ecosystem! Having grown-up in rough-scrabble Queens NYC just around the corner from Malcolm X, and now barely a year into... Read more » See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Many businesses have staff to perform vaccine verifications as required by Public Health orders, and it comes at an additional cost to hem. Not for #Winnipeg City Operated arenas, the leadership has placed the responsibility on residents.

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Kevin Klein shares the story, frustrations, politics, bureaucracy and results to date on Homes for Heroes. A proven program to help the more than 200 homeless vets in our city.

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Kevin Klein shares with you what was said about Ambulance Wait Times inside #Winnipeg City Hall.

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By Bill Roberts WHILE MANY NORTH AMERICANS might think social media has a mostly negative effect on society, Jeanette Irekvist (below) vice-president and head of Ericsson Canada, is convincingly seeing the glass as more than half full. Indeed, she and Ericsson believe 5G is here to unlock a world of possibilities to improve the human... Read more » See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Kevin Klein asks why details of the failed Portage Place sale to a Toronto investment company, Starlight, and where was leadership during the last several months?

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MONIKA ILLE EARNED her dream job as CEO of APTN in December 2019 after working her way up through the ranks over the course of 16 years at the independent broadcaster. Ille (pictured) is a member of the Abenaki First Nation of Odanak and reminds our podcast listeners the mission of APTN, the first national... Read more » See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

COMING ON BOARD during the year of Covid would have been challenging enough, but new Canadian Association of Broadcasters president Kevin Desjardins (pictured) is also tasked with rebuilding the organization and its profile in Ottawa amid media and political environments where it seems the winds howl in every direction all the time. Hired in November... Read more » See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For a transcript of the podcast, please scroll down. By Bill Roberts THE RICK HANSEN FOUNDATION promotes a poignant rubric that “One in five Canadians is living with a disability… Thankfully, five in five Canadians can help improve accessibility for all!”. And, for our Canadian media industry, that is precisely what this important Cartt.ca exclusive podcast... Read more » See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

By Bill Roberts A LOT CAN happen when you go to theatre school. For example, you can end up with the Order of Canada, an honorary Maverick Award, be designated as one of the 20 Most Powerful Women in Global TV, and cap it off with a “back home” Saskatchewan Order of Merit. Say hello... Read more » See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

By Bill Roberts This is the second part of a two-part series – for part one, please click here. IQALUIT – With part two of this two-part Cartt.ca special with Madeleine Redfern, the exploration of our North’s vital Internet needs for growth, defence, and economic reconciliation continues. Redfern (pictured below, centre, with Livete Ataguyuk, head... Read more » See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

By Bill Roberts IQALUIT – Norway, no slouch when it comes to successful innovation and widespread prosperity, has made it clear – the North is their future. Indeed, Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg, claims “the High North will be Norway’s most important strategic priority in the years ahead… giving priority to knowledge-based business development, innovation... Read more » See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Both during the pandemic, less than a year apart  By Bill Roberts CHRIS WILSON, THE CBC’s executive director of sports and Olympics, is described in an online posting as “a self-propelled leader with an entrepreneurial style”. With a diverse and successful background ranging from swim coach to real-estate agent, to (my favourite) the founder of... Read more » See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The automotive industry is having a moment. With the onset of digital transformation in 5G, automotive is leveraging the potential of cellular connectivity. Companies like Ericsson have helped enable tech that turn your car into a smartphone, a sound system, a map, a traffic reporter and more things we can barely imagine.

We welcome back Ericsson Canada, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Yasir Hussain to this special sponsored episode of the Cartt.ca podcast to talk about how the low latency and high bandwidth of 5G networks is enabling a wide range of use cases for connected vehicles.

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This week on Cartt.ca - The Podcast, we’re joined by Jeffrey Maddox, President of Nokia Canada, as the company marks 40 years in Canada and the 100th anniversary of Nokia Bell Labs.

Maddox reflects on the legacy of Bell Labs, from the invention of the transistor in 1947 to its foundational role in shaping modern communications and why he calls Nokia “the company that built Silicon Valley.”

He also unpacks Nokia’s billion-dollar commitment to Canada, its leadership in 5G and critical infrastructure, and how Bell Labs is pushing the boundaries of what’s next, from 6G and AI to quantum-safe networks and bridging the digital divide.

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Inside the CCSA Conference – Where Telecoms Exchange Ideas and Gain the Collective Scale to Win

In this episode of Cartt – The Podcast we take a deep dive into the vital role of the Canadian Communication Systems Alliance (CCSA) and its CONNECT Conference in supporting independent broadcast and telecom operators. We look at how the CCSA serves as a critical lifeline and a powerful collective brain trust, enabling members to secure essential content deals, forge strategic technology partnerships, and compete credibly with larger national carriers. Highlighting the conference’s unique environment of complete transparency and shared best practices, this episode emphasizes the association’s mission to future-proof its members by encouraging them to stop working in the business and start working on it, particularly by addressing the exponential challenges and opportunities posed by AI and focusing on long-term resilience and community service.

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How do Canada’s independent communication providers stay competitive against industry giants?

We talk to Sheri Somerville, CEO of the Canadian Communication Systems Alliance (CCSA), the association behind the annual CCSA CONNECT conference, and Board Chair Chris Marett (CEO, Novus Entertainment) about the organization's goals to create shared value for its diverse membership of Internet, TV, and Telephone providers. Somerville reflects on her two-year tenure as they tackle the biggest pressures facing independents today. Hear their insights on the necessity of advocacy and policy to create a level playing field, adapting to new tech like Wi-Fi 7, and harnessing AI to build a more nimble future.

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Amedeo Bernardi – CRRBC Founder – on connecting Canada’s independent operators

Rural Canada has a connectivity problem the big telecom players can’t solve alone. Amedeo Bernardi saw that gap in 2019 and built CRRBC (the Canadian Rural and Remote Broadband Community) to connect the independent operators, vendors, and government players doing the real work in remote areas. After ten conferences across the country, it’s become something rare: a working ecosystem, not just a networking event. On this episode, Amedeo talks about why Saskatchewan matters, why the build is never actually finished, and what “infinite build” really means for the next phase of rural broadband.

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