Rally for Culture - Toronto, Oct 8, 2008

Artists Take to the Streets of Toronto for Rally in Support of Canadian Culture

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[Timstuff]

I don't really know a lot about Canadian culture except that they are Frencher than Americans, and more accustomed to cold weather.

[arielsandersmusic]

God forbid because of the sterotypes .. just to clarify.

[arielsandersmusic]

This is Lee, Ariel's mum aka arielsmum, not Ariel FYI .. our channel logins are connected due to a glitch.

[arielsandersmusic]

Re my earlier post. Headline from Playback mag (playbackonline (dot) ca)

Producers angered over tax-rebate changes

Surprise! The tax man is now capping claims on producer fees at 10%, down

from as much as 20%

[amiraji]

600% agree with you on that. that is what I do in fact. but this remedy is too far fetched for the time being, still TV is the top mass media and it is important to have publicly funded Canadian programming which is crucial for cultural integrity and sovereignty of Canada.

[Rybot9000]

CTV or CBC? I have no idea. I don't even turn on the tube except for the news and I just get Public Access channels on my rabbit ears. So.. I have no problem supporting journalism, but why should I care about Canadian television when I don't even watch it, I don't watch American television either. I really don't watch television at all. lol.

My advice to other Canadians who do worry about American invasion of our television.... R-e-a-d-A-B-o-o-k! and watch youtube ;)

[amiraji]

Corner Gas a lame CTV production

[ARiELsMuM]

I think CBC's dramas are getting better .. and their documentaries are always first rate. Their situation comedies do tend to stereotype certain groups, I have to agree with rybot on that. I think we should keep it around.

[kaalmiye2000]

Mobile G1

[Shockradio]

CBC sucks on every level possible. Except that their HD quality is damn fine. It's just the content that blows.

[Rybot9000]

Here again people are being misdirected "Support Canadian Culture" while they really want you to "Support CBC" and not just CBC but in particular shows like Corner Gas, I doubt Peter Mansbridge's job is at stake or we might see him in this video and the tone would be about "supporting canadian journalism". I don't watch "corner gas" I don't subscribe to the self-imposed Canadian stereotype and I don't want to pay for it either. CBC News is one thing, but "corner gas" fuck it.