I appreciate that balancing the two requests isn't easy, but our recommendation is consistent with establishing rules that are fair and equitable for Canadian and foreign companies.
In our view, the provision could create two sets of rules, one for foreign companies and another for Canadian companies.
We are also calling for transparency when it comes to how foreign companies spend their programming investments. They shouldn't be able to claim that their Christmas movie in Vermont is a Canadian production because it was filmed in Dieppe, New Brunswick.