Canadian Heritage committee  We don't believe they'll be excluded from online platforms in the same way, certainly. What we are saying, again, is that we want to ensure there's funding in the system for content that is beyond user-generated content, and that we have the choice, in the broadcast system, to

Canadian Heritage committee  We're saying that we don't think we should rely solely on online platforms to give us diversity in the system, such that under-represented groups would have to be relegated there to find their content. That diversity in the system is not satisfied solely by user-generated content

Canadian Heritage committee  I think it would be great for Canadians and particularly for under-represented groups, because equity and inclusion are at the core of the bill.

Canadian Heritage committee  We completely agree that there should be room in the spectrum of content to allow for content from channels like OUTtv. We think that traditionally under-represented creators are finding audiences on YouTube. The argument is that it doesn't need to be regulated because it's satis

Canadian Heritage committee  The content we see of Black people comes from the United States, generally. In the history of Canadian television, prior to 2020, there have only been four TV drama series made by and about Black communities. When it comes to feature films, it takes between nine and 13 years to

Canadian Heritage committee  Good afternoon. My name is Joan Jenkinson. I'm the executive director of the Black Screen Office, which is a non-profit, non-partisan advocacy association. Our mission is to make Canadian screen industries equitable and free of anti-Black racism and to empower Black Canadians w