The latest were Chardi Kalaa- Punjabi magazine weekly; In (Kultura) – Polish magazine weekly; Insieme , Italian magazine daily; Mandarin Weekend – Mandarin weekly.
Since June of last year the following shows were cancelled: Aaeam – Tamil magazine weekly; Badai Ho ! – Hindi Magazine weekly; Canada Contacto – Portugese magazine (periodical); Cantonese Business Week – Business week;
Edo Kai Tora – Greek magazine week; Liga Logia – Greek weekly news; Na luzie – Polish magazine weekly; Noi Oggie – Italian magazine weekly; Hlliad
Obyektiv – Ukranian magazine weekly; OMNI News – Portugese edition daily; Pomeriggio Italiano Italian magazine daily; Sviitohliad – Ukrainian weekly news; Trendy Zone – Cantonese magazine weekly; Vamos Ao Baixinho – Portuguese magazine weekly; Wai Wai Wide – Japanese weekly; Z Ukosa – Polish weekly news.
Within that period a total of twenty-one shows have been cancelled, which has affected twelve language groups and over six million Canadians. For those who find these cancellations a withering of our multicultural fabric please send emails to : Jean-Pierre Blais, Chairman of the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Jean-Pierre.Blais@crtc.gc.ca. Rogers is a moving towards a monopoly and should be stopped or at least curtailed or we won't have much choice.
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