The Dentons partner first took the role in July 2020
Dentons Canada LLP partner Monica Y. Song is set to get a third term as broadcasting administrator under section 332 of the Canada Elections Act.
Her re-election to the role was unanimously agreed upon by House of Commons-represented political parties. Chief electoral officer Stéphane Perrault made the announcement on November 4.
Song first became broadcasting administrator on July 22, 2020. In the role, she allocates broadcasting time among political parties and provides guidelines regarding broadcasters’ obligations during general elections. Moreover, she arbitrates disputes between political parties and broadcasters, per the Canada Elections Act.
As a senior administrative and public policy lawyer, she has focused on administrative and regulatory law for more than 25 years. She co-leads Dentons Canada’s national regulatory group.
Song has led multi-jurisdictional tackling issues involving the technology, media, and telecom sector; competition and market entry; and cybersecurity, privacy, and data protection. The Ottawa-based lawyer has worked on matters related to regulations to protect and promote human health and safety.
She has worked with wireline and wireless network operators, Internet service providers and resellers, global players in the space and satellite (including earth observation and remote sensing) sector, online apps and cloud-based network and service providers, and the device manufacturing industry. She also advised international clients in the food, medical device, natural health product, cosmetics and consumer product manufacturing and retailing industries.
Song has appeared in civil and administrative law proceedings before the Ontario Superior Court, the Divisional Court, the Court of Appeal for Ontario, the Ontario Provincial Court, the Federal Court, and the Federal Court of Appeal. She has also appeared before the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, the Ontario Energy Board, the Canadian Human Rights Commission, and the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal.
From 2018 to 2020, the Lexpert-ranked lawyer sat on the expert panel appointed by the federal government to evaluate the legislative framework governing Canada’s communications industry; the panel’s final report, “Canada’s communications future: Time to act”, was tabled on January 29, 2020.
