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June 17, 2008 - Podcast: 2008 Dalton Camp Award Winners
Matthieu Aikins and Fraser MacLean, the 2008 Dalton Camp Award winners, read their essays.
March 15, 2008 - Podcast: Vancouver Quadra debate with intro from Corner Gas star Gabrielle Miller
Audio presentation of a Vancouver Quadra by-election candidate debate in Vancouver, BC on Mar 7, 2008 focusing on Canada's cultural sovereignty.
December 5, 2007 - Interview - Business News Network, Squeeze Play
Ian Morrison, FRIENDS spokesperson, speaks to hosts
Amanda Lang and Kevin O'Leary about foreign ownership of Canadian media companies.
July 10, 2007 - Podcast: The Dalton Camp Award winners
This
podcast features Gareth Lewis and Audrea Lim, the 2007 Dalton Camp Award winners, reading their essays. The Award was established by FRIENDS in 2002 to
encourage and recognize excellence in essay-writing on the link between
democratic values and the quality of the media in Canada.
June 19, 2007 - CTVglobemedia takeover bid of CHUM
Interviews and commentary on the mega media merger between CTVglobemedia and CHUM Ltd.
June 8, 2007 - CBC News: CRTC attaches conditions to the CTVglobemedia takeover bit of CHUM by Mike Hornbrook
FRIENDS comments on potential buyers for CHUM's CityTV stations in a CBC Radio One interview.
Mar 14, 2007 - Podcast - Presentation to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage
FRIENDS presents recommendations to parliamentarians on the role of the Public Broadcaster in the 21st Century.
Dec 7, 2006 - Podcast: Presentation to the CRTC on over-the-air television
FRIENDS encourages the CRTC to grant carriage fees to over-the-air broadcasters in return for commitments to local and drama programming and to reinstate a policy of requiring a percentage of revenue to be spent on the production of Canadian programming.
Sept 22, 2006 - Podcast: Presentation to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance
FRIENDS recommends that funding for Canadian public broadcasting should
be increased to at least 0.14% of GDP, and in return for reducing, or
eliminating its reliance on advertising revenues, the CBC's public
funding should be increased. Read statement.
Aug 29, 2006 - Podcast: Proposed takeover of CHUM by Bell Globemedia
This edition of the podcast features Ian Morrison, spokesperson for FRIENDS, in conversation with Toronto Star media columnist Antonia Zerbisias on the proposed takeover of CHUM Ltd. by Bell Globemedia.
Jun 9, 2006 - Podcast: The Dalton Camp Award winners
This podcast features the winners of the 2006 Dalton Camp Award reading their essays. The Award was established by FRIENDS in 2002 to encourage and recognize excellence in essay-writing on the link between democratic values and the quality of the media in Canada.
May 17, 2006 - CBC News: Review of commercial radio policy
Radio interview with FRIENDS and the Canadian Association of Broadcasters from CBC's The Current with Anna Maria Tremonti.
May 15, 2006 - Presentation to CRTC: re Review of Commercial Radio Policy
FRIENDS
says the CRTC's recent annual reports reveal that despite audience
fragmentation, the private radio industry is healthy and capable of
making a substantial contribution towards the development of Canadian
music and talent, and should be required to do so according to its
means. Read statement.
May 19, 2004 - CBC News: Harper Comments on the CBC
Conservative
Party leader Stephen Harper suggests his party may revisit government
funding of CBC English television and Radio Two. Read FRIENDS' response.
Dec 01, 1996 - The Copps Contradiction
Sheila Copps, Former Liberal Minister of Canadian Heritage, contradicts herself regarding cuts to CBC. Hear a CEP Local 87-FM (Hamilton, ON) broadcast of both statements.
