Majority of Canadians support political parties that champion Canadian cultural industries: CMPA survey

The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) on Monday released results from a recent survey showing most Canadians believe in promoting and supporting Canadian identity and culture through the content shown on screen. According to the survey on Canadian identity and cultural industries, conducted by Abacus Data, 91 per cent of Canadians feel it’s important to protect Canada’s culture and identity, especially in contrast to the influence of the United States. Eighty-three per cent of Canadians said they would like to see greater investment in Canadian-made TV, film and digital content to ensure more content with higher production values is available for audiences,...