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C-11: The end is near

Or is it? By Denis Carmel OTTAWA – Another meeting of the Transport and Communications Senate Committee brought an Aboriginal perspective on C-11, the Online Streaming Act, from the Indigenous Screen Office (ISO, represented by its co-executive director, Jesse Wente; above), the Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta, an assistant professor in Indigenous Communication Arts at the First Nations University of Canada and an Aboriginal digital content creator. To complete the picture, we heard from the Music Publishers Canada. Beyond the expected message on the need for better reflection of Aboriginal languages they spoke about the importance of telling Aboriginal stories...