Canadian Heritage committee  We see diversity every day in the street, and in life. I do not feel, for the most part, that diversity is shown on television, in commercial media and on public television. Most of the time, we just have stereotypes. We have clichés; for example, we put a black man in a program

Canadian Heritage committee  I love music and I'm very concerned about music. I would like to answer, but I don't see the relationship with documentary. Again, there are so many quality artists coming out, just from Montreal, from Quebec, and we don't hear enough of it on CBC radio. There could be more spac

Canadian Heritage committee  Canada's independent documentary industry is a creative success story. Canada has long been known and recognized for the quality of its documentaries. They are among the world's best, most relevant and most compelling. Our documentaries are world travellers and our best ambassado

Canadian Heritage committee  These documentaries cannot continue to be made without a strong and stable national public broadcaster. A public broadcaster has neither the same mandate nor the same objectives as a private company, since it must work in the public interest. It cannot be subject to the dictates

Canadian Heritage committee  Good evening, members of the committee. We would like to thank you for giving us the opportunity to present our views. My name is Yanick Létourneau and I am Chair of the Executive Committee of DOC Québec, the Quebec Chapter of the Documentary Organization of Canada. Documentary