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Seeing C-10 as censorship


VANCOUVER – An amendment to the Federal Income Tax Act that affects the granting of tax credits for Canadian films and television shows is seen by many Canadians as a threat to artistic expression, a new Angus Reid Strategies poll has found. In the online survey of a representative national sample, almost half (48%) of respondents think Bill C-10 – which would allow the Heritage Minister to grant tax credits only to productions that would “not be contrary to public policy” – should be rejected because it amounts to censorship and jeopardizes artistic freedom in Canada. Conversely, 36% of respondents...