TORONTO – ACTRA wasted no time in sending the next CRTC chair the message that it expects more love for Canadian performers.
Responding to media reports that Jean-Pierre Blais did not apply for a renewed term as chair of the Commission, ACTRA said that “it is time for change and a new direction at the CRTC.”
“The Commission was envisioned to regulate broadcast and telecommunications under their respective Acts as well as to protect Canadian culture”, reads a statement from ACTRA National executive director Stephen Waddell. “Under Blais’s leadership, the CRTC embraced an approach that undermined Canadian storytellers instead of protecting them. We look forward to the appointment of a new Chair and new Commissioners who understand the challenges of the film and television sector, and the need to see Canadian stories on our screens.”
ACTRA (Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists) is the national union of professional performers working in the English-language recorded media in Canada, and represents the interests of 23,000 members across the country.
