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January 26, 27, 28, 1977
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November 30, 1977
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{Link without Title} 2 SCR 141
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Appeal from Federal Court of Appeal
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1977-1978
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Laskin CJ
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Martland, Judson, Ritchie, Spence and Dickson JJ
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Pigeon J
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Beetz and de Grandpré JJ
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Rogers Cable provided a subscription service for American television programs. The
Canadian Radio-television And Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), a federal regulatory agency, required television broadcasters such as Rogers to remove the commercials from American television feeds and replace them with Canadian ads.
The issue before the Court was whether the federal government had legislative jurisdiction over the content of cable television.
Laskin held that both cable and broadcast television were both within the jurisdiction of the federal government.
This decision was released along with the accompanying case ''Dionne v. Quebec (Public Service Board)''
{Link without Title} 2 S.C.R. 191.
