Tories plan to withhold funding for 'offensive' productions
"Would this committee put money into Juno? It might not want to encourage teen pregnancy. Would the government put money into a film with a dirty title, like Young People Fucking? Would they invest in something like Brokeback Mountain? They might not want to encourage gay cowboys to have sex together in Alberta."
(via Cenobyte - whose FTRW credentials are strong. Last year, she let me say "scrotum" AND "nut sack" on her radio show during a discussion about Freedom to Read Week.)
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FTRW - Tories Plan To Withhold Funding for "Offensive" Productions
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Jason
on Fri 29 Feb 2008 06:54 AM CST | Permanent Link
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Re: FTRW - Tories Plan To Withhold Funding for "Offensive" Productions
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cenobyte
on Fri 29 Feb 2008 01:05 PM CST | Permanent Link
"let" isn't quite right.
"encouraged", I think, is better. There's more on this, too. OTTAWA & TORONTO — A well-known evangelical crusader is claiming credit for the federal government's move to deny tax credits to TV and film productions that contain graphic sex and violence or other offensive content. Charles McVety, president of the Canada Family Action Coalition, said his lobbying efforts included discussions with Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day and Justice Minister Rob Nicholson, and 'numerous' meetings with officials in the Prime Minister's Office. 'We're thankful that someone's finally listening,' he said yesterday. 'It's fitting with conservative values, and I think that's why Canadians voted for a Conservative government.' Mr. McVety said films promoting homosexuality, graphic sex or violence should not receive tax dollars, and backbench Conservative MPs and cabinet ministers support his campaign. Re: Re: FTRW - Tories Plan To Withhold Funding for "Offensive" Productions
"Incited" would be *even* better because, although not technically true in the dictionary sense of the word, it is, however a good word to use in any censorship discussion. ;-)
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