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Again, it does seem like frustration is mounting in interesting ways, but I’m not sure there will be some dramatic tipping point. Then again, looking back on the history of television, you never know. People had to fight and articulate the politics and the rationale for different funding mechanisms. That was a long and drawn-out battle fought in different countries; it’s not like BBC and the CBC in Canada just magically appeared out of the ether. People had to organize for it. I’m always willing to be surprised.

I worked for [Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductee] Tommy Hunter. It was a wonderful training program at the CBC, because they made sure they never paid you very much, so you had to do a lot of things, and that way you made some money. [A phone rings.] That’s my agent right now telling me I’ve got a 13 cent residual from Tommy Hunter in 1969.

I just moved onto Queen West, after 20 years in Cabbagetown. The whole area around Trinity-Bellwoods is one of the juiciest in Toronto – all kinds of people to watch, dogs to pat, food to eat, galleries to check out. And the walk home from CBC delivers some of the most interesting window-shopping in town.

As a Member of the CBC, I will fight tooth and nail to increase funding for programs, such as Ryan White, that were flat funded in the President’s budget.

The thing about Canada is, you’re not really considered a Canadian actor unless you do something with the CBC.