ACTRA holds its breath, hopes for Canadian content, as broadcasters unveil fall programming

OTTAWA – As the country’s biggest broadcasters release their fall programming schedules this week, the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) said that it has its collective fingers crossed that those schedules will include a strong slate of quality Canadian drama.“Broadcasters also have to know in a world where we can watch anything at any time, the only way they will stay relevant is to offer distinctive, Canadian programming,” said national president Ferne Downey, in a statement Monday. “Filling their schedules with just made-in-America product we can get anywhere would be a massive strategic mistake.”Canadian performers have...