Deregulated TV distributors aren't trusted to promote and deliver Cancon: poll

TORONTO – Canadians don’t trust deregulated cable and satellite TV companies to promote and deliver Canadian content on TV, and see the CRTC and the federal government as guardians of Canadian culture, states a Pollara survey conducted on behalf of some creative guilds and unions. The survey results were released Monday, the day before the CRTC is set to start three-week-long public hearings into a new framework for broadcast distributors and specialty TV. “Canadians have a strong sense of national identity; they want their TV programming to reflect and support that identity and values, and they look to Ottawa to...