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Link: Vietnam: Canada’s Shadow War Redefines Our History

From Jim Bawden:

Vietnam: Canada’s Shadow War Redefines Our History
Way, way back in the Sixties when I was a lowly undergrad at the University of Toronto there was something called the Vietnam War raging half a world away. But the conflict very definitely impinged upon U of T’s usually serene campus.

There were angry demonstrations when Dow Chemicals came recruiting prospective graduates. And mass demonstrations soon became a regular occurrence plus the definite possibility the university might even be shut down or the administrative buildings occupied. All this turmoil is brilliantly captured in the latest must-see documentary from veteran filmmaker Andy Blicq in the riveting hour long history Vietnam: Canada’s Shadow War.

You can catch it on CBC-TV’s Doc Zone Thursday March 26 at 9 p.m. Continue reading.

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Link: CRTC defends ‘viewer-centric’ decision on TV subscriptions

From James Bradshaw of the Globe and Mail:

CRTC defends ‘viewer-centric’ decision on TV subscriptions
Canada’s broadcast regulator is set on putting viewers in the driver’s seat like never before by aggressively unbundling television subscriptions, even as critics warn that may not be what’s best for a healthy TV ecosystem. Jean-Pierre Blais, the federal regulator’s chairman, made that clear on March 12 when he said in a speech that, “while content remains king, the incontestable truth is that the viewer is Emperor.” Continue reading.

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Link: Enrico Colantoni promises a sharper, funnier second season for ‘Remedy’

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From Cassandra Szklarski of Canadian Press:

Enrico Colantoni promises a sharper, funnier second season for ‘Remedy’
“Remedy”‘s second season will be looser, smoother and funnier than its rocky first season, promises star Enrico Colantoni.

The outspoken TV actor admits the medical drama’s first batch of episodes had its issues, noting “sometimes we succeeded and sometimes we didn’t.”

“It’s much funnier this year,” Colantoni says in a recent interview, detailing big changes for his doctor character, Allen Connor. Continue reading.

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Link: Why did the CBC Just Pull an Exposé on ‘Voluntourism?’

From Jesse Brown of Canadaland:

Why did the CBC Just Pull an Exposé on ‘Voluntourism?’
According to the CBC’s Michael Claydon, Executive Producer of Independent Documentaries, the CBC, “had a copyright issue with some footage in the doc. It requires some re-editing so we are going to re-schedule so the producer can make the changes. CANADALAND has learned that this is not the full story. ” Continue reading.

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