TAGGED AS DAVID SPARROW
SCC simsub ban rejection a boon for Canadian performers: ACTRA
Media | 12/19/2019 10:15 am EST
The nation’s highest court has quashed a 2016 decision by the CRTC to ban the substitution of Canadian advertising on American networks for the Super Bowl, which will mean more work opportunities for Canadian performers, a labour union says.
In a 7-2 decision released...
Labour lawyer Marie Kelly new ACTRA exec director
Media | 04/08/2019 6:45 pm EDT
The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) said it has a new national executive director in Marie Kelly, effective on Monday. Kelly, a labour lawyer by trade, will replace the retiring Stephen Waddell, who will stay on in an advisory role until fall 2020. “Recognizing Marie’s long-standing career and vast leadership expertise in the labour movement, our union will continue to set the standards for collective bargaining in the arts, to be a leading voice for Canadian culture and to fight for the rights of professional performers,” ACTRA national president...
Big concessions on NAFTA cultural exemption unlikely, experts say
Media | 09/07/2018 2:40 pm EDT
As cultural protection emerges as a last-stretch NAFTA sticking point,...
Future reviews to determine much of DigiCanCon strategy: experts
Media | 09/28/2017 11:25 am EDT
OTTAWA — While the response to the long-awaited results of Heritage...
Committee’s ISP tax proposal a non-starter: PM
Media | 06/15/2017 4:29 pm EDT
OTTAWA — A House of Commons committee recommendation to expand the five-per-cent contribution broadcast...
David Sparrow elected national president of ACTRA
Media | 05/16/2017 12:15 pm EDT
The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) has elected David Sparrow as its national president for a two-year term.
Sparrow, who from 2013 was...