For the last year the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage has been considering revisions to the Broadcast Act and to the CBC’s mandate. Today the committee released it’s recomendations which have been broadly applauded by CBC management. Back in the dark days of the 2005 CBC Lockout I, along with many others, lobbied for serious changes…
Conservatives Want to Be Your Mom
According to a Globe and Mail article the Conservatives want to be able to withhold tax credits from programs that the Heritage Minister or the Justice Minister deem innapropriate. The proposed changes to the Income Tax Act would allow the Heritage Minister to deny tax credits to projects deemed offensive, effectively killing the productions. Representatives…
Queen West Theatre Artists band together to aid
Reprinted in it’s entirity Queen West Theatre Artists band together to aidthose displaced by the Queen West Fire Toronto On, – Factory Theatre, Nightwood Theatre, Obsidian Theatre, Roseneath Theatre and Theatre Passe Muraille will be designating Friday February 29th as a benefit performance for people and businesses displaced by the tragic fire on Queen Street…
CRTC Tests ‘the N word’ (not that one)
Perhaps it is because of recent critisism on issues around media consolidation but the CRTC is experimenting with the word ‘No’ when it comes to media companies trying to buy more media companies. According to the Hollywood Reporter “The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission said Tuesday that the Vancouver-based company may not buy CKIZ-FM in…
Blue Jays Thriller
I love this time of year. Why you ask? It’s simple…. SPRING TRAINING!!!! The Blue Jays are in Florida, getting ready for the upcoming season. Their first exhibition game is this Thursday against Detroit. In honour of Spring Training, here’s a video that was posted on Yahoo’s MLB Blog. It’s a unique preview of the…
Ode To The No-Trade Clause
I’m trying really hard to figure out what could possibly be going through the mind of Mats Sundin. Let me see if I get this straight: – He does not want to waive his no-trade clause– He wants to stay in Toronto– He wants to be a Maple Leaf until he draws his last breath–…
Chart Attack gushes over the Blood Lines
I’ve rarely read a more positive piece in ChartAttack than this one: Saskatoon melodic rock whippersnappers The Blood Lines have no time for your clock-killing shenanigans. While other bands lollygag and goof around, this bunch have racked up a resume in their less-than-two-year existence that would make veteran rockers green with envy. These accomplishments include…
Sabrina Jalees, Doug Funk and More in Toronto this Friday
If you were at last months Eyes On Toronto then you know that Sabriana Jalees rocks – and if you are on her mailing list you know she can use the word ‘lieu’ (impressive for a non-lawyer.) If you happen to be in Toronto, available and sobre enough to find 2335 Yonge Street then you…
Screw the Oscars Anyway
Sure it was great to see so many Canadians nominated but really, the Oscars are tired and predictable and tend to reward personal popularity and box office success more than anything. Overall it has all the excitement and drama of Feist being nominated for “Best New Artist” (a joke in itself) and then losing to…
Toronto the Good
Toward the end of 2007 the Parkdale Food Bank came close to closing, this week the calls went out the help those who lost everything in the Queen Street fire. In the hope of faster response when these kinds of crisis happen I’ve created a new group on facebook called Toronto the Good the plan…