http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/sto...-backlash.html
Alberta Culture Minister Lindsay Blackett was back-pedaling Wednesday after his disparaging comments about the quality of Canadian television sparked an outcry.
Blackett was participating in a panel discussion at the Banff World Television festival on Monday when he made the remarks.
"I sit here as a government representative for film and television in the province of Alberta and I look at what we produce, and if we're honest with ourselves.… I look at it and say 'Why do I produce so much shit? Why do I fund so much crap?'" Blackett told the panel, to ripples of laughter.
"Why do the broadcasters not pick up more Canadian content? Because the Canadian content isn't what it should be," he continued.
* He's right... most Canadian produced television IS crap!