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Sun TV's application should be about fair play, say opposition MPs

CRTC's decision should not be based on content, but on equal access, say MPs.

By TIM NAUMETZ |
Published: Monday, 09/13/2010 12:00 am EDT

The uproar over Sun TV's bid to launch a conservative all-news channel may be dripping with cross-border Republican versus Democrat politics but, Liberal and NDP MPs insist, the fight over the proposal should be all about fair play and equal access under Canadian broadcasting rules.

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Sun TV's application should be about fair play, say opposition MPs

CRTC's decision should not be based on content, but on equal access, say MPs.

By TIM NAUMETZ | Sept. 13, 2010

The uproar over Sun TV's bid to launch a conservative all-news channel may be dripping with cross-border Republican versus Democrat politics but, Liberal and NDP MPs insist, the fight over the proposal should be all about fair play and equal access under Canadian broadcasting rules.

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