Federal government kicks off sweeping culture review

Looks like everything Cancon is on the tableOTTAWA - Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages Mélanie Joly has instigated public consultations into the feds’ support of Canada’s cultural and creative industries that could result in sweeping changes to Canadian content rules and regulations.The Department of Canadian Heritage said Saturday that it, along with the help of an expert advisory group, will lead public, stakeholder and online consultations beginning this summer to strengthen Canadian content creation, discovery and export in a digital world. The consultations will encompass information and entertainment content as presented in television, radio, film, digital media and...