A healthy dose of Canadian content

Now is not the time to turn the lights off on one of our country's greatest accomplishments, the creation of a homegrown, diverse and internationally recognized film and TV industry. It’s the time to look forward to a day when we can once again say, 'Lights, camera, action!' and 'Coming soon to a theatre near you.'

Christa Dickenson, executive director of Telefilm Canada; Catherine Tait, president & CEO, CBC/Radio-Canada; and Valerie Creighton is president & CEO, Canada Media Fund. Photograph courtesy of Jaison Empson/CBC

Opinion

BY Valerie Creighton, Christa Dickenson, and Catherine Tait

May 25, 2020

It has been nine weeks since the COVID-19 pandemic forced us to retreat into our homes, where the days blur from one to the next to the next. It’s easy to be worn down by the negatives, and there are many. But there are positives, too. This has been a chance to pause, to re-evaluate our lives, an...

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