ACTRA urges Senate to pass Bill C-10

TORONTO — The ACTRA performers union today called on Canada’s Senate to quickly pass Bill C-10 now that the proposed legislation to amend the Broadcasting Act has been passed in the House of Commons. MPs passed the bill by a vote of 196-112 late Monday night (actually in the wee hours of Tuesday morning), just managing to get it done before the House breaks for summer recess today. “The Senate needs to expedite its consideration of Bill C-10 and pass this legislation as soon as possible,” said ACTRA’s new national president Eleanor Noble, in a press release. “The House of...