The Tories say it will bring federal tax credits in line with the criminal code, while critics, since taking notice of Bill C-10, have been running out of synonyms for ‘Orwellian.’ By now we’ve all heard plenty from Ottawa, so instead we ask plain ol’ taxpayers:

Bill C-10 – sensible or censorship?

I agree with the federal government. If a TV show is offensive I don’t want them putting taxpayers’ money into it…I would rather see my money being used towards more educational programming. That is the kind of shows that taxpayer money should be funding. If people want to make offensive shows then they can go ahead, but government, and ultimately taxpayers, shouldn’t be paying for it.
Andrea Metler, 33
Stay-at-home mom, St. Catharines, ON

I don’t believe the government should have the right to censor a film before it is even made…And exactly what is meant by ‘offensive’? Swearing? Nudity? Violence? It has not been made clear.
Renee Schouten, 80
Retired stage manager, Toronto, ON

The government is overstepping its bounds, and it is hard not to see this as part of the so-called ‘secret agenda’ of the Harper Conservatives. Hate promotion is already illegal and can be dealt with in other ways. Legal adult entertainment is what I would see as the most likely target of a Conservative politician making these choices. Offensive is not the same as illegal.
Doug McClelland, 54
Wine agent, Vancouver, BC

From what I have read about the spirit, intent and actual provisions of the bill I support its aims. The government is exercising its authority to place a condition on the granting of taxpayer funds.
Joanne Thibault, 52
Organizational planner, Winnipeg

I don’t think that porn, hate or gratuitously violent films should receive tax credits. They tend to be pretty profitable on their own anyway.
Doug Hodgkinson, 67
Retired Anglican cleric, Kelowna, BC