Harper and censorship has to do with bill C-10.
"is a clause that allows the heritage minister or her designate to withhold tax credits from productions that are deemed to be "contrary to public policy". Nobody is exactly sure what that means. Some in Canadian film, including actor-director Sarah Polley and director David Cronenberg, have claimed that the bill smacks of censorship and threatens the future of the country's film industry; on the other side are those like Conservative MP Jim Abbott, parliamentary secretary to the minister of Canadian heritage, who has compared the Senate hearings to a "gong show". [/p] At the centre of the uproar is a small Canadian film called Young People f*cking, (for more details about the film, see [a href="vny!://www.straight.com/article-149295/young-and-reckless"]this lead feature[/a]) which will open in Vancouver on Friday (June 13). The $1.4-million movie has a lot more to do with relationships than with carnal pleasure, but its title has raised the ire of religious conservatives, including Charles McVety, president of the Canada Family Action Coalition. For Steven Hoban, the producer of Young People f*cking, this is a serious affair that could have an impact on all Canadian filmmakers and the crews that work on their productions."[/p]
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[/p]Everybody I know who saw Young People f*cking thought it was hilarious. In the end the title reflects the realities of Canadian cinema, you need a eye popping title to get noticed at all.
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