The State of Cancon: We've hit the flashpoint of Canadian TV and things must change, say creators

By Doris Montanera

PLAY A GAME WITH THE average English-language Canadian: “Name a Canadian television show”. Exclude Hockey Night in Canada and news. Watch them furrow their brow. “Uh, Flashpoint?” says one friend, with whom I had an animated discussion about how Canadian TV can be as polished as American TV, and referenced Flashpoint. Corner Gas will likely come up and another friend mentions Being Erica. Depending on your age, Degrassi (the original) may come to mind, too, or Street Legal. Perhaps Dragon’s Den.Aside from these, and maybe Rookie Blue and Combat Hospital because they’ve been getting so much press, in the past...