The professional association of more than 2,500 English-language Canadian screenwriters.
Feb 7, 2023 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
We have enormous respect for @MargaretAtwood, but her comments on Bill C-11 as reported in the @globeandmail this weekend were misguided and uninformed. The Writers Guild of Canada fully supports the spirit and intent of #C11. (🧵 1/4)
To tell stories, audiovisual writers require access to investment and distribution platforms, which are increasingly controlled by giant foreign tech companies. #C11 seeks to advance longstanding 🇨🇦 cultural policy objectives by requiring these giants to support 🇨🇦 content. (2/4)