Patricia Bailey

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Heritage dodges fee-for-carriage

Further study needed to see if move would help local programming, says parliamentary committee. Tory members cry foul

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Docmakers at odds with CMF

Campaign calls on Heritage to earmark a percentage for documentaries

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Minorities shortchanged in Quebec, says study

In primetime news, entertainment and dramatic programs, only 7% of the faces on Quebec’s most popular…

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Anglos rally round CBC

A coalition of English-speaking arts and community groups in Quebec has joined the campaign to…

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Quebec offers 25% off everything

The province now offers film producers one of the best tax incentives in North America. All production costs…

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Union rallies support for SRC

The union representing mainly French-speaking Radio-Canada employees and a number of well-known Quebec celebrities has launched a campaign to…

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Fournier appointment sparks CMF row

Some of the biggest players in the Quebec film and TV industry are denouncing the appointment of Guy Fournier to the new Canada Media Fund…

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Auditor ignored facts, says SODEC boss

After being publicly accused of lavish spending by Quebec’s auditor general, SODEC head Jean-Guy Chaput said that he’s a victim of a media smear campaign and will not resign.

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Stursberg, Lafrance mull CBC’s future

English services boss Richard Stursberg says he likes visiting Quebec because its people care about their home-grown TV…

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SODEC boss stepping down

Amid talk that he’s being hung out to dry by his political opponents, the head of SODEC, Jean-Guy Chaput, has been asked by…

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Auditor ignored facts, says SODEC boss

After being publicly accused of lavish spending by Quebec’s auditor general, SODEC head Jean-Guy Chaput said Tuesday that he’s a victim…

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Pool makes first copro with Luxembourg

The central character in Une belle mort wants to reject doctor’s orders and feast — an act of rebellion that propels…