A coalition of creative groups is pleading with the federal government to intervene in a ruling by Canada’s broadcast regulator they say will cut funding for Canadian-made television programming.
In two separate appeals to the federal cabinet launched this week, groups representing writers, producers, directors and actors say a May decision by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) renewing the licences of English-language broadcasters fails to meet the objectives of Canada’s broadcasting policy.
The cabinet appeals – a rarely used and also rarely successful process – come as Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly is in the midst of a major review of cultural policy, one that is expected to grapple with what role the government will play in supporting the faltering news industry as well as the creation of Canadian content.
CHRISTINE DOBBY – Globe and Mail – June 29, 2017.
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