The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada spoke out against the buyout of CHUM by CTVglobemedia on Friday, citing what is says is a lack of information from CGM on what it plans to do with the 56 radio and television stations it stands to acquire in the $1.4-billion deal.

The parent company of CTV ‘hasn’t filed any concrete production proposals or program schedules. Neither it, nor the CRTC, will say how much these stations make and how much they spend on programs made by Canadians for Canadians,’ according to a Friday statement from Peter Murdoch, the union’s media VP.

CRTC hearings into Canada’s largest media ownership deal get underway in Ottawa Monday. The federal Competition Bureau last month cleared the way for the buyout.

CEP is concerned about the impact of concentrated ownership in the media.

‘The approval of a deal like this is will give other private broadcasters the feeling they can avoid commitments to Canadians and their culture,’ he added. The CEP represents 25,000 media workers across Canada.

Murdoch will be among the attendees at the hearings on Monday. CGM did not return calls for comment.