It is an honour to be elected as your new National President.
I am feeling inspired. As we enter this time of change and a new era of awareness, we have the opportunity to insist on a fairer, more diverse and equitable screen industry for all Canadian performers. I look forward to continuing the work with those who sit at ACTRA’s leadership table.
Prioritizing Canadian creators and promoting Canadian storytelling.
Your union has been busy on the lobbying front in recent months advocating on behalf of Canadian performers about some of the proposed changes outlined in new broadcasting legislation (Bill C-10) to modernize Canada’s Broadcasting Act.
The pandemic has been tough on us all and has magnified the inequalities that exist not just in Canada’s broadcast and production industry but in our communities at large.
Thank you to the thousands of members who stepped up to help stop the unjust CERB clawback by sharing a message of support on social media or by calling or E-mailing your Member of Parliament. Your efforts have paid off!
I want to thank all of you for helping your union make history today following the introduction of long-awaited legislation by the federal government to modernize Canada’s Broadcasting Act (Bill C-10).
