Minister of Communications (Canada)
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The Minister of Communications of Canada is a now-defunct cabinet post which existed from 1969 to 1996, when it was abolished and replaced with the Minister of Canadian Heritage.
The post was established by the Department of Communications Act, and abolished by the repeal of that act in 1995. During its existence, the department was authorized to oversee radio, television, and telephone communications in Canada, and supervised the CRTC.
[edit] See also
- List of Canadian Ministers of Communications
- [1]The repealed "Department of Communications Act"