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OTTAWA, May 8 (LSN) – On Wednesday the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) called on Canadians for “comments on a broad and fundamental review of all of its policies affecting Canadian television programming,” according to a CRTC press release. The government’s media control agency is holding public hearings beginning September 23 to “examine how all the elements of the Canadian broadcasting system can cooperate to produce more high-quality programming that attracts Canadian audiences and is exportable to world markets.”  Pro-family Canadians have long argued that there is a demand for more wholesome programming on Canadian airwaves; and it appears the CRTC initiative provides an opportunity to make the case once more. Written comments on Public Notice CRTC 1998-44, Canadian Television Policy Review, may be mailed to CRTC Communications Branch/Ottawa, ON K1A 0N2. The deadline is June 30, 1998.