Comment

Dec 24, 2002

Source : Vancouver Province

"The commission has to revisit their television policy because something is rotten, something is not working."

- Ian Morrison, spokesperson, Friends of Canadian Broadcasting, on the CRTC's obligation to ensure Canadian content on TV

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