Despite the infusion of millions of Canadian tax dollars into
domestically produced programs, independent television networks in the
country are increasing their spending on U.S. shows and reducing it on
Canadian ones, according to a study by Friends of Canadian Broadcasting.
“The amount of public money has doubled, yet the private networks are
spending less,” Ian Morrison, spokesperson for the Friends of Canadian
Broadcasting, told the Toronto Star.
Responding to the study,
Michael McCabe, president of the Canadian association of Broadcasters,
told the Star: “There are those who refuse to abandon the old
stereotype, the one that says private broadcasters would rather walk
over broken glass than invest in Canadian content.”
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