“The Conservative government has drafted guidelines that would allow it to pull financial aid for any film or television show that it deems offensive or not in the public’s best interest – even if government agencies have invested in them.
The proposed changes to the Income Tax Act would allow the Heritage Minister to deny tax credits to projects deemed offensive, effectively killing the productions. Representatives from Heritage and the Department of Justice will determine which shows or films pass the test.”
more at source: globeandmail.com: Tories plan to withhold funding for ‘offensive’ productions
Hey Stephen Harper, guess what? You just lost a whole ton of votes. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot.
That’s it. Censor the film business rather than encouraging it. More shows will be off to the Czech Republic and the Canadian economy will suffer.
If you need more money I guess you shouldn’t have cut that one per cent from the GST. *Sigh*
Let’s call an election now… I know which way I’m voting.
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