Canadian Heritage committee  We haven't talked about a time frame, but I'm going to refer to a project called the 2xMore campaign, which was started by Rina Fraticelli in Women in View and worked with the Directors Guild of Canada. I will note that when women were directing live action, 55% of the top four

Canadian Heritage committee  That's information gleaned through the Telefilm study. What we have found and what has been reported is that the gender diversity and inclusion in films that have budgets of a million dollars or less is higher. There is a far greater penetration of women in that sector, but once

Canadian Heritage committee  After undertaking an extensive review of industry statistics from unions and representing workers in front and behind the camera, the first CUES report found that women are highly under-represented at nearly all levels of production in Canada's film and television industry. Thr

Canadian Heritage committee  Last October, CUES member unions and guilds were the first to report that the modest practical recommendations they had implemented from the first CUES report had already made a remarkable difference within their organizations. The second CUES report went one step further. One

Canadian Heritage committee  Ferne and I are here today as the voice of ACTRA's members, 25,000 professional English-language performers. This year marks a milestone for our union as we celebrate our 75th year as a national federation. That's 75 years of representing performers living and working in every pa