Finance Minister Jim Flaherty: The Canadian Radio-Television And Telecommunications Commission

Durham Radio Dept: In his letter to the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission, Flaherty praised Durham Radio Inc.'s ultimately unsuccessful bid to obtain a licence to operate a new FM station for the Toronto area, according to CTV. Durham Radio has a strong track record for providing excellent service for their listeners and this puts them in a solid position to offer this new service, Flaherty wrote in the letter, dated March 30, 2012 and oTTAWA -- Finance Minister Jim Flaherty urged the federal broadcast regulator to grant a radio licence to a company in his Ontario riding even though government rules on cabinet responsibility forbid ministers from influencing the decisions of administrative tribunals. The broadcaster, based in Flaherty's Whitby-Oshawa riding, was one of several applicants last year for the hotly contested spot on the FM dial. The company -- which already has country and rock radio stations in Oshawa and Hamilton -- was proposing an easy-listening outlet. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.