If you were to believe every word that John Doyle writes about Canadian content, you could be forgiven for thinking that Canadian broadcasters produced the biggest dreck in TV land out there. Sometimes his observations are quite spot-on, but not for the reasons he cites. Most times Canadian TV productions serve only one objective: to preach left-wing propaganda, rather than to entertain. We regularly see characters who are the scum of the earth (e.g., drug users), yet somehow the writers always find a way to glorify them – often in such ways that it is hard not to see some kind of hidden message: "You should try some of those fine drugs too. Don't listen to any of the right-wing nuts who keep telling you that drugs are bad for you." To me, that kind of TV is not only real dreck; it is also highly irresponsible and reckless. I...
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