Tween sensation Justin Bieber is set to make his QVC debut to launch his new album. The 16-year-old singer with three Juno nominations will unveil My World 2.0 on Tuesday and Friday on the home shopping channel where he will perform and shill a unique-to-QVC version of his CD packaged with a DVD two weeks in front of the retail store street date. The ubiquitous overnight superstar said, “It’s cool to be launching my new album on QVC. Where else can I perform live and reach more than 98 million homes with my music? It’s just an incredible opportunity for me.”
During the speech from the throne on Wednesday, the Conservative government laid out plans for several initiatives that could help spur upgrades to Canada’s Internet infrastructure, including a digital economy strategy aimed at driving the adoption of new technology among Canadians, a cyber-security strategy and increasing competition among Internet providers by easing foreign ownership rules for telecommunications companies. More details about how the government plans to roll out these initiatives are expected to be announced later this year. Separately, Industry Minister Tony Clement said the proposal to liberalize Canada’s Investment Act will be approved only if the deal represents a net benefit to Canada and does not pose concerns to national security or cultural objectives.
Clement suggested the changes will likely require the government to pass legislation through the minority Parliament, meaning it will require the support of at least one opposition party. The Liberals said they are open to a review of foreign ownership rules provided that it does not place Canadian cultural protections at risk. The New Democratic Party is strongly opposed to the move, arguing the proposal does put Canadian culture at risk because of the overlap between telecommunications and broadcasting.
The Mexico office of the Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) helped bring the cultural side of Canada to life in Mexico. “La Sombra del Sabino” cultural weekend in Tepoztlán, Mexico, was a great success, with more than 300 attendees, including media reps. The Ontario singer/songwriter Bill Houston brought the music, playing a three-hour set, The weekend was wrapped up by a talk from Canadian ambassador Guillermo E. Rishchynski.
