Charles Marvin "Chuck" Dalfen (February 23, 1943 – May 26, 2009) was the

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of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) serving from January 1, 2002, to the end of his term on December 31, 2006. Born in

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple ...

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

, he received a

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degree in 1964 from

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, a

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degree from the

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in 1964, and a law degree from the

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in 1969. He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1970. From 1967 to 1972, he was an Assistant and Associate Professor at

Carleton University Carleton University is an English-language public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1942 as Carleton College, the institution originally operated as a private, non-denominational evening college to serve returning Wo ...

. From 1969 to 1972, he was a legal advisor for the Government of Canada's Department of Communications working, as Gordon Boisseau, under the direction of Gilles Bergeron. From 1972 to 1974, he was a Professor of Law at the

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 ...

. From 1974 to 1976, he was the Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications. From 1976 to 1980, he was the Vice-Chairman, Telecommunications of the CRTC. He then worked with Johnston and Buchan until 1999 when he returned became a partner at

Torys LLP Torys LLP is a Canadian international corporate law firm with offices in Toronto, Calgary, New York, Montreal and Halifax. The firm acts for a wide range of commercial clients and financial institutions in Canada, the United States, and glob ...

, an international law firm and served as Chairperson of its Communications Law Group in which he advised both Canadian and foreign clients in domestic and international legal issues related to radio, television, cable TV, satellite, wireless and new media. From 2002-2007, he served as Chairman of the CRTC. Following the end of his term at the CRTC, Dalfen served as counsel at Torys LLP. He also wrote and spoke about

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and

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and was involved with

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, Intelsat and the UN Committee on Direct Broadcast Satellites. He died on May 26, 2009, from a heart attack. He was buried May 28, 2009, at the Jewish Memorial Gardens in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dalfen, Charles 1943 births 2009 deaths Alumni of the University of Oxford Chairpersons of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission 20th-century Canadian civil servants Jews from Quebec Lawyers from Montreal Canadian legal scholars McGill University alumni University of Ottawa alumni Academic staff of the University of Toronto Academic staff of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law