Make no mistake about it, our policy makers and politicians can crucially impact the art we make, who gets to make it, and the culture we consume. Good policy can create a thriving, diverse culture — and bad policy can destroy it.  

Mattea Roach joins Matt Hatfield, Haydn Wazelle, Karen Lam, and Dennis Heaton for an unforgettable LIVE podcast taping with the Vancouver International Film Festival at the Rio Threatre. They explore the contentious Bill C-11 (Online Streaming Act) and its potential to disrupt the status quo, and the hot strike summer the media industry is having this year. 

Host:  Mattea Roach

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor in Chief)

Guests: Matt Hatfield, Haydn Wazelle, Karen Lam, Dennis Heaton

Background reading:

• Bill C-11: What to know about the Online Streaming Act from The Globe and Mail
• How the Online Streaming Act will support Canadian content from The Conversation
• Taming the tech giants will cause collateral damage from Policy Options
• Bill C-11 could help Canadian content become a better reflection of the country from The Globe and Mail
• How the Hollywood writers’ strike is impacting Canadian creativesHollywood writers’ strike on cusp of ending, but Canadian productions still in limbo as actors’ walkout continues from The Globe and Mail
• Writers Guild of Canada Studying Tentative WGA Deal for Precedent in Local Contract Talks from The Hollywood Reporter

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