The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has retained several Chinese state-run media outlets on its list of approved content for cable and satellite broadcasting in Canada, despite MPs urging a ban on “China-influenced media in Canadian diaspora communities.”
In its revised list of approved non-Canadian programming services and stations released on Jan. 8, the federal broadcasting and telecommunications regulatory agency has retained Chinese state-run media such as China Central Television, Beijing TV, Charming China Entertainment, and China Yellow River TV, as first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter. In 2022, the CRTC banned the state-run Russia Today due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
