Canadian Content? Northern Pornography?

As I'm sure you all know, the wicked Conservative government continues to gut Canadian arts. (See Liberal press release below).



Thank heavens for the saner heads at the CRTC who approved a new "Adult" cable channel that will feature at least 50% Canadian content (quaere, if there are, say, three actors/actresses in a scene does that mean at least two have to be Canadian?).



But for this special arrangement I doubt Canadian adult materials could find a market at all. After all, the fancy production values we see from the former Soviet Bloc just blow away (in a manner of speaking) our Canadian quality.



To my mind this new Canadian programming speaks to why we have governmental involvement in the arts. To promote Canada's finest; to let Canadians know just what Canada is about.



I just hope Rogers makes the new channel available soon!



For Immediate Release

August 15, 2008



Conservatives continue their ideological attacks on everything by killing five new programs in support of arts and culture



OTTAWA - With new cuts to culture and arts funding, the Conservative government is showing once again its complete disrespect toward our country's cultural institutions and a flagrant lack of vision that is hurting our arts community and culture, Liberal Heritage Critic Denis Coderre and Senator Francis Fox said today.



"The Conservatives are now showing clearly what they have in mind for Canada's arts and culture." said Mr. Coderre. "The lack of explanation for the cuts and the silence of the Heritage minister is unacceptable. This government's consistent refusal to consider culture as an important part of Canada's development is mind boggling."



Just this week, without explanation or warning, the Conservatives cancelled five programs aimed at supporting our artists and creators in the fields of cinema, video, new media and music. These new cancellations bring the total cuts to Canada's culture to $23 million in the last two weeks.