CRTC Gets New Chair With Broadcasting Regulator in Spotlight Over Contentious Bills

Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez rises during question period in the House of Commons in Ottawa on Oct. 20, 2022. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez has appointed the next head of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.

Vicky Eatrides will serve as the broadcasting regulator’s chair and CEO for a five-year term starting on Jan. 5.