In our numerous meetings on film and television, what comes up again and again is the 1999 CRTC decision that changed the definition of Canadian content. The message we hear--and we've heard it from numerous people across the country--is that it had a devastating impact on the production of domestic drama in English Canada. In the new television review that's under way, are you looking at the needs of drama in the English television market and whether the CRTC should be playing some kind of role in ensuring a restoration?
On October 30th, 2006. See this statement in context.