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[lanforod]

CBC - Canadian Borat Comedians.

 

Happy to fund that org... for 160k not 1.6b.

[max.bravo]

I could do without any of it.

As far as I know I don’t consume any Canadian tv content - whether local news or otherwise.

Except schitts creek, I watched that and it was prob made with gov dollars.

[max.bravo]

And sportsnet.

[dasmo]

Don't produce crap. Simple. If they implement a 15% rake for those companies they will simply pull out. No brainer. google and facebook did. They don't need our market. Funding Canadian content is great. Unfortunately the direction of that funding is not democratic and  is corrupt in itself. We need a great reset on this front. CBC should be rebuilt from the ashes and become a public broadcaster not a liberal part one.  

[LJ]

You know where that money goes? To productions like that CBC and APTN Borat thing.

Don't forget GEM.

[Mike K.]

Most Canadians don’t even know what that is, let alone forget it.

[Matt R.]

I actually have gem, and I swear every time I want to use it, I’m logged out and logging back in feels like the first time, every time. It’s really a terrible app.

[Victoria Watcher]

 

Yes, the Prime Minister (through the federal Cabinet/Governor in Council) can override a CRTC decision.

 

How it works in Canada:The CRTC is an arm's-length regulatory agency, but it is not completely independent from the government. The Governor in Council (the Governor General acting on the advice of the Cabinet, effectively the Prime Minister and Cabinet) has specific legal powers over CRTC decisions under both the Broadcasting Act and the Telecommunications Act.Key powers:

1. Vary, rescind, or refer back decisions (the main "override" power):
   • Under section 12 of the Telecommunications Act, the Governor in Council can, on petition or on its own motion, vary or rescind a CRTC decision or send it back for reconsideration.
   • Similar provisions exist in the Broadcasting Act.
2. Issue policy directions:
   • The government can issue formal directions of general application to the CRTC on broad policy matters. The CRTC must follow these.

These powers are used occasionally, especially in high-profile telecom or broadcasting cases (e.g., wholesale internet rates, broadcasting regulations, etc.).

 

 

 

 

GATINEAU, June 3, 2026

Canada is a country of storytellers. Canadian stories bring us together. They reflect who we are as a country, and support good jobs for artists, creators, producers and workers across the cultural sector.

Canada’s new government is committed to supporting Canadian culture and making life more affordable for Canadians. That is why, today, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages, announced federal investments of $600 million to provide stability and immediate support to Canada’s audio and audiovisual sectors and to keep our culture accessible and affordable for all Canadians.

The minister is also directing the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commissions (CRTC) to review its recent decision to regulate online streamers and Canadian broadcasters.

In 2023, the Parliament of Canada passed the Online Streaming Act to update Canada’s broadcasting system for the digital age. On May 21, 2026, the CRTC, which is responsible for implementing the Act, announced new requirements for large foreign streaming services and Canadian broadcasters to spend a portion of their Canadian revenues on the acquisition or production of Canadian programming.

 

https://www.canada.c...affordable.html

[Victoria Watcher]

The largest television production ever to come to Prince Edward Island will begin this summer.

 

The province is investing $5 million, in the form of a rebate, that will see Canadian author Carley Fortune's bestselling romance novel This Summer Will Be Different adapted into a 10-episode series that will be filmed in P.E.I. as well as Toronto.

 

During the announcement Wednesday in Victoria, Netflix Canada director of production management Robin Neinstein said that when Netflix decided to move forward with the project, there was no doubt filming had to take place on the Island.

 

 

https://www.cbc.ca/n...tflix-9.7222347

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 03 June 2026 - 01:57 PM.

[Mike K.]

From one island to another!

I just saw the Peter Dinklage movie that was filmed here a few years back, like circa 2021 and released in 2022, I thing. The legislature was a college