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Canada Sends Its Filmakers Packing

Hon. Carolyn Bennett | Posted 06.30.2012 | Canada Politics
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Hon. Carolyn Bennett

I am not happy with the cuts to the National Film Board (NFB), CBC and Telefim. It's culturally dumb. It's economically dumb. The cuts will only mean less jobs for the talented people working in this industry. It's time the government's support for telling our stories was not viewed as some fluffy option.

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Less Canadian Content at CBC would be a Good Thing

Yoni Goldstein | Posted 06.13.2012 | Canada
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Yoni Goldstein

Of all the transgressions and failures the CBC has been accused of -- with renewed vigour since the Conservative government brought down its budget -- there is one indictment the Mother Corp. doesn't deserve: Don't blame it for failing to produce entertaining English-language TV.

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Can We "Reimagine" the CBC with Fewer Cuts?

Tyler Morgenstern | Posted 06.05.2012 | Canada
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Tyler Morgenstern

In this budget, we're seeing steep cuts to precisely those areas where the greatest opportunities for growth and evolution reside -- regional services, engaging documentary production, in-depth reporting, and comprehensive news gathering. At Reimagine CBC, we're using this moment as an opportunity for creative intervention.

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