13 full-time Commissioners
(1 September 2010)
Name and
duration of appointment
Konrad von Finckenstein
Chairperson
2007- 2012 (Jan 24)
Vice-Chairperson
Broadcasting
Len Katz, MBA, BSc
(Stats)
Vice-Chairperson
Telecommunications
2007-2012 (Oct 11)
Rita Cugini
Ontario Region
2005 – 2012 (Apr 10)
1
CRTC website: <http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/about/vfinckenstein.htm> (date accessed 4 March
2010).
2
CRTC website: <http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/about/katz.htm> (date accessed 4 March 2010).
3
CRTC website: <http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/about/cugini.htm> (date accessed 4 March 2010).
Background – in brief, with quotations from their CRTC website
biographies
BA (Poli Sci), LLB (Queens)
1973 – Department of Justice
1986 – free trade law
1997 – Competition Bureau (Commissioner of Competition)
2003 – Federal Court judge
“Through his earlier roles as Assistant Deputy Minister and Assistant Attorney
General in the Canadian departments of Industry, Justice and External Affairs, he
notably oversaw the implementation of the North American Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA), negotiated the dispute settlement mechanism of the
Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, and supervised the drafting and
implementation of that agreement. During the 1980s, he served as Senior
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General Counsel with Industry Canada and the Trade Negotiations Office.”
Notice of Vacancy
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
Vice-Chairperson (Broadcasting) (full-time position)
Salary Range: $190,400 - $224,000
Location: National Capital Region
<http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/about/notice-avis.htm>
Note: this notice and its link, accessed in June 2010, are no longer available on
the CRTC’s website
2005-2007 – Executive Director, Telecommunications
2002-2005 – Digimerge Technologies (digital security)
1985-2002 - Rogers
1974-1985 – Bell Canada
“Prior to assuming those responsibilities, he spent 17 years within the Rogers
Group of Companies, where he held various positions in the regulatory,
intercarrier services and business development fields of wireless and cable
services. This experience led to the position of President, Rogers Business
Solutions, which he occupied until 2001. From 1974 to 1985, he acted in
increasingly senior capacities at Bell Canada, including as Assistant Director of
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Policy Development and Regulatory Affairs.”
VP, Public and Government Affairs, Alliance Atlantis
VP and Station Manager, Telelatino
Director, Diversity of Programming, CFMT-TV (now OMNI)
Chair, CAB Joint jSocietal Issues Committee
Member, CBSC Specialty Service Adjudicative Panel
“She has an excellent record as a broadcasting executive with wide experience in
regulatory affairs, business development and external relations. Most recently she
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has served as Vice President, Public and Government Affairs, with Alliance”
Louise Poirier 1999-2008, Gatineau city councillor
Quebec 1984-1999, Director General and member of the Board of Télé-Québec; host and
journalist (including Les Flâneries du samedi, Ce Soir and Bouffée de santé)
2008-2013 (Aug 10)
“Ms. Poirier has been involved in her community for many years. She served as
President of Outaouais United Way Campaign and climbed Mount Kilimanjaro for
the foundation of the Centre de santé et des services sociaux de l’Outaouais. Ms.
Poirier holds a Master of Human Kinetics from the Université Laval and
completed studies in Finance and Marketing from l’École des hautes études
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commerciales.”

Elizabeth Duncan Chief Financial Officer in a software development firm

Atlantic Region and
Nunavut
2005 – 2014 (May 1)
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Access Communications
Director, Canadian Cable Television Association
President, Canadian Cable Television Standards Foundation,
President, Cable Television Association of Nova Scotia
President, Halifax Chapter of Canadian Women in Communications.
Member, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nova Scotia
Graduate, Dalhousie University.

“She was active in the Canadian Cable Television Association and served on the
Board of Directors of the Association as Secretary Treasurer and Atlantic Region
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representative.”

Peter Menzies Publisher, editor in chief and editorial page editor, Calgary Herald
Alberta Director, Calgary Chamber of Commerce, the Calgary Opera Association, the
Epcor Centre for the Performing Arts and Theatre Calgary.
2007-2011 (Oct 11)
“Over the course of a wide-ranging career, he notably served as Publisher,
Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Page Editor at the Calgary Herald. He has worked
and managed media operations in both the Alberta Legislative and Parliamentary
press galleries. He has also won a number of national and international awards
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for his writing and other work, including a National Newspaper Award.”

Michel Morin
Quebec 2003-2004, Chief Editor, Television News, Radio-Canada, RDI
1996-2003, Journalist and Chief editor, Le Point,
2007 – 2012 (Aug 5) R-C foreign correspondent

“A respected journalist known for his coverage of economic issues and current
affairs, Mr. Morin contributed to the daily TV magazine, Le Point, as both a

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CRTC website: <http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/about/poirier.htm> (date accessed 4 March 2010).
5
CRTC website: <http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/about/duncan.htm> (date accessed 4 March 2010).
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CRTC website: <http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/about/menzies.htm> (date accessed 4 March 2010).
 journalist and chief editor from 1996 to 2003. He has also served in a broad range
of assignments, including: foreign correspondent for Radio-Canada in Paris;
parliamentary correspondent in Quebec City; journalist and anchor for the
regional radio production, Présent; and anchor and research assistant for the
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television program, Consommateurs avertis.”

Timothy Denton, LLB, ICANN, CIRA, CAIP

LLM, BA Director, Canadian Internet Registration Authority, 2002-2004
1996-1998, solicitor, Canadian Association of Internet Providers
2008-2013 (July 31) 1985-87, Policy advisory to Minister of Communications,
1978-1980, Assistant, CRTC Vice-Chair, Telecommunications

“As a policy advisor to the Minister of Communications from 1985 to 1987, he

played a leading role in the creation of the Broadcasting Act and later contributed
to the creation of the Telecommunications Act. He helped introduce competition
in the long-distance telephone market as counsel to the Canadian Consumers'
Association, and served as Assistant to the CRTC's Vice-Chair of
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Telecommunications between 1978 and 1980”

Check out Commissioner Denton’s website: http://tmdenton.com/

(as of 1 September 2010)
Candice Molnar, MBA, BA 1999-2005, General Manager of Regulatory Affairs, SaskTel
(Admin), CMA General Manager of Customer Service Operations, SaskTel
Manitoba / Saskatchewan Director, Canadian Women in Communications

“Having spent over two decades at SaskTel, she brings to the CRTC a wealth of
2007-2012 (Dec 7)
knowledge and experience in telecommunications and broadcast distribution
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regulatory affairs.”

Suzanne Lamarre, P.Eng
Quebec
2008-2013 (June 29)
2006-2008, senior advisor, CBC national and international strategies, planning
and regulation
200-2004, President, Radio Advisory Board of Canada’s Broadcasting Committee
2000-2004, Acting Director of Regulatory Affairs, CBC’s French-language
networks

“She holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from the Université de

Sherbrooke and, in 2005, she completed a Bachelor of Law at the Université de
Montréal. In addition, Ms. Lamarre is a member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du
Québec, the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British
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Columbia and the Barreau du Québec. ”

Marc Patrone 1994-2008, CTV Atlantic legislative and general assignment reporter
2008-2013 (March 18) 1990-1992, Manager, ATV’s Bathurst news bureau
1981-1987, Operations Departments of Citytv and MuchMusic, contributing to the
technical production of such shows as City Lights and The New Music

“During his career, Mr. Patrone gained extensive exposure regionally in Atlantic

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CRTC website: <http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/about/morin.htm> (date accessed 4 March 2010).
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CRTC website: <http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/about/denton.htm> (date accessed 4 March 2010).
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CRTC website: <http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/about/molnar.htm> (date accessed 4 March 2010).
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CRTC website: <http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/about/lamarre.htm> (date accessed 4 March 2010).
 Canada, nationally on CTV News and CTV Newsnet, and internationally on CNN
and ESPN. He is a graduate of Centennial College’s Radio and Television Arts
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program.”

Stephen B. Simpson President, Identity Management Inc., (consulting and public affairs company he
co-founded in 1986)
BC & Yukon2008- 2013 2001, Chair, Totally Hip Software
(June 22) 1999-2001, Vice-President of Marketing, Angus Reid

“Mr. Simpson previously enjoyed a successful career in advertising with some of

Canada’s leading agencies, where he wrote and produced television campaigns
for such clients as Toyota, General Mills, Nike and Air Canada. A former radio
broadcaster, he has also served in management roles for several stations. His
work has been recognized with multiple Clio Awards and International Broadcast
Awards.

“An active member of his community, Mr. Simpson co-founded the Canadian
Heritage Arts Society and has served as a director of the Vancouver Playhouse,
the Granville Island Trust, the Peace Arch Hospital Foundation and the
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Vancouver Port Authority.”
Pictures from CRTC’s website: <http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/about/commissioners.htm>

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CRTC website: <http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/about/patrone.htm> (date accessed 4 March 2010).
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CRTC website: <http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/about/simpson.htm> (date accessed 4 March 2010).