Roadshow to inform recommendations for broadcasting and telecom legislative review
OTTAWA — The Canadian Media Producers Association is embarking on a national roadshow to garner feedback from its members on how the federal government can best update legislation to support domestic TV, movie and digital content production. CMPA kicked off its nine-city “listening tour” in Halifax on Monday.
CMPA launched the coast-to-coast roadshow in response to the government’s review of the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Acts announced in June. Through the tour, CMPA leadership will consult widely with the association’s members, with sessions scheduled during the next four weeks in Halifax, St. John’s, Montreal, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Toronto and Ottawa. The group also plans to meet with other industry stakeholder groups during the tour, to identify top priorities for the industry as a whole.
The CMPA consultations will inform the recommendations the group will make to the federal government as part of the legislative review process, the association said in a news release.
“Our members are innovative entrepreneurs, working the frontlines of a rapidly evolving media landscape,” said Reynolds Mastin, CMPA president and CEO, in the news release. “We look forward to hearing from them and sharing their practical insights with the government as it moves forward with its commitment to modernize Canada’s legislative framework for the digital age.”
The CMPA is Canada’s leading member-based advocacy organization for independent producers, representing hundreds of companies engaged in the development and distribution of English-language content made for television, cinema and digital media channels.
