Bombardiers has dodged a nearly 300 percent tariff on its C Series commercial jetliner as the U.S. International Trade Commission rules in its favour. The commissioners voted unanimously that Boeing did not suffer harm from prospective imports of the C Series. Bombardier called the decision “a victory for innovation, competition, and the rule of law.”
SUPER BOWL ADS
Canadian viewers will still be able to watch American ads when they watch the 2018 Super Bowl on American channels February 4. In a ruling dated Jan. 24, the Supreme Court of Canada rejected Bell Canada’s request for a stay of a CRTC regulation allowing U.S. ads to be shown on Canadian airwaves during the NFL championship game. That means the CRTC decision will almost certainly stay in place for this year’s game, pitting the New England Patriots against the Philadelphia Eagles.
L.A. CAR CHASES
The New Yorker Magazine is cluck clucking about how TV exploits car chases in Los Angeles while producing this entertaining mini-doc on the modern-day phenomenon said to have been embedded in the culture by O.J. Simpson.
