News in Spotlight
ELAN is here to report on what's happening in Quebec's English arts community. In this section, you will find links to articles, reports, and other news and analyses that feature, could impact, or may be of interest to the artistic and Anglophone community at large.
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QEPC tells CRTC hearing Bell should spend more on English programming in Quebec
Fri 10 May, 2013 - Spotlight
In the on-going CRTC hearing regarding the buying of Astral Media by Bell, the Quebec English-Language Production Council testified that Bell must be forced to spend at least 10 per cent of independent English-language production in Quebec based on current network audiences. Read the Montreal Gazette's description of the events here.
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Anglos in love with Quebec
Tue 07 May, 2013 - Spotlight
Radio-Canada's Dimanche Magazine does a piece on Anglos that are bilingual and well-integrated into Quebec. ELAN's Executive Director Guy Rodgers was interviewed in this show that presented ELAN as an arts organization that helps shape a civil and constructive dialogue.
Listen to Danny Braün's story here (in French).
Read full...La Presse's Alain Dubuc argues that Montreal's creativity and dynamism is rooted in its bilingualism
Tue 07 May, 2013 - Spotlight
The idea of a vibrant bilingual and/or anglophone culture "Made au Québec" is making its way out there! Alain Dubuc argues persuasively that, beyond a diversity of cultures that all big cities have, Montreal distinguishes itself through its bilingualism. It is this bilingualism which can cause tensions - but also fuel unprecedented creativity and collaborations.
Read the op-ed here (in French).
Read full...Montreal Gazette covers Playwrights' Workshop Montreal's 50th anniversary
Fri 03 May, 2013 - Spotlight
Montreal Gazette's Pat Donnelly covers Playwrights' Workshop Montreal's 50th anniversary.
Happy birthday, Playwrights' Workshop!
Read the article by clicking here.
Read full...Gazette op-ed: "CRTC should pressure Videotron to establish an English-language community channel"
Wed 01 May, 2013 - Spotlight
In an op-ed by published by the Montreal Gazette, Rebecca Borkowsky argues that "Rebuilding harmony and improving opportunities for anglophone artists could be achieved by establishing an English-language community television channel — something like the French-language MATV (known as Vox until November 2012) that is carried by Vidéotron."
Read the op-ed by clicking here.
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