Quebec rap group loses $18,000 grant because their mostly French lyrics had too much English
Posted: March 17, 2016MONTREAL — Their new album was in the can, but this being Quebec, one more task awaited Dead Obies: counting the lyrics to determine how many words were in French. The result — 55 per cent French, 45 per cent English — meant the group of 20-something francophone rappers from Montreal’s South Shore would lose an $18,000 grant […more]March 10 Rebuttal to CBC re: Michel Doucet’s request for more moderation.
Posted: March 11, 2016March 10, 2016 Mr. Brodie Fenlon Director of digital media, CBC It has come to our attention that there has been a recent letter of complaint filed by Mr. Michel Doucet on behalf of Francophone individuals and organizations requesting that CBC better control the comments made in public forums that are disturbing to […more]