ARLA/CLUSTER: Resposta canadiana à petição de um grupo de radioamadores sobre as interferências radioelectricas

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada responds to
petition about interference

On June 6, 2018, Martin Bérubé of Louiseville, Quebec initiated a
petition involving a radio station that was 'generating interference
on purpose'.  The petition attracted 1,135 signatures and was
presented to the House of Commons on January 30, 2019.

The Government of Canada tabled the following response on March 18, 2019.

“Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) was
informed of the individual’s conduct in December 2015 by a group of
Amateur Radio operators from Quebec. The individual was operating an
Amateur Radio station without proper authorization and was known to
insult, threaten and impersonate other Amateur operators.

As the individual disregarded ISED’s written and verbal warnings, the
department took action to enforce the Act.  Due to repeated offences,
ISED carried out three searches of the individual’s residences and
issued seven notices of violation totalling $2,500 plus fees.

On October 17, 2018, the individual was found guilty of these seven
violations of subsection 4(1) of the Radiocommunication Act, pursuant
to subsection 10(1) of the Act, by Justice of the Peace Annie Vanasse
at the Trois-Rivières Courthouse.

ISED also called upon a federal prosecutor to obtain an injunction
against the individual. This injunction is currently at the
interlocutory stage. ISED understands that the individual has not been
heard on Amateur Radio since August 8, 2018. ISED is closely following
this case.”

The text of the petition and the Government Response can be found at
the following link:
https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-1631


Alan Griffin
RAC MarCom Director
Radio Amateurs of Canada