Words Matter

This Hour Has 22 Minutes is a weekly Canadian television comedy that airs on CBC Television. Launched in 1993 during Canada's 35th general election, the show focuses on Canadian politics, combining news parody, sketch comedy and satirical editorials. Originally featuring Cathy Jones, Rick Mercer, Greg Thomey and Mary Walsh, the series featured satirical sketches of the weekly news and Canadian political events. The show's format is a mock news program, intercut with comic sketches, parody commercials and humorous interviews of public figures. The on-location segments are frequently filmed with slanted camera angles.

Juno Award-winning musician Kinnie Starr is on a quest to find out why only 5% of music producers are women even though many of the most bankable pop stars are female. What does it take for a woman to make it in music?

Jessica Clement stars with Nick Stahl in a furtive 90's set drama about young Carly and her love affair with her best friend's Dad.

Combining the authenticity of Indigenous writer Rebecca Thomas' narrative, the power of poetry, and stunning animation, "I Place You into the Fire" invites viewers to consider their roles in fostering understanding, compassion and justice.

A young lifeguard finds herself isolated from her peers as she struggles with the weight of mortality.

Louis explores grief between a father and son. One confronts it, the other avoids it, as the two generations struggle to cope with loss.

Jolene is the new face of eating disorders. She's not your typical girl with anorexia or bulimia; she is beautiful, confident, independent and has a healthy body weight. In her mind, her EDNOS is a choice & a lifestyle. From the obsessive compulsive & ritualistic ways she purges & counts calories to the way she makes tea; She has everything in her life under complete control... Or does she? Based on the Director's real life struggle with an Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (E.D.N.O.S.).

A man posts a newspaper ad in order to find a gun range partner to help him commit suicide.

Everyone has a different story to tell, especially when it comes to relationships. Lynda Boyd stars as Anna, a recently widowed cardiologist facing romantic challenges. While attending a wedding, Anna discovers she is not alone and bonds with six other women as they each share their unique stories of navigating the complex world of relationships. This anthology film weaves through the love lives of these women, charting their ups and downs in romance and rejection.

What Good Canadians Do is a captivating short film featuring a poem written and performed by Mi'kmaw writer Rebecca Thomas, brought to life through the illustrations of Indigenous artist Phyllis Grant, and animated by Andrea Dorfman

Adira, a teenage girl discovers her love for gaming with some help from a top Twitch streamer as her mentor, Autumn Rhodes. Adira quickly rises to a professional streaming status and must overcome challenges that come along with her newfound popularity.

In the heart of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, there's a grocery store unlike any other. A down-to-earth, high-energy, family-run institution where the deals are as legendary as the lineups, Gateway Meat Market isn't just a place to shop: it's a community lifeline. At a time when grocery prices are soaring, Gateway dares to do things differently. This documentary takes viewers inside the fast-paced world of Gateway Meat Market, a small business that's showing that, with the right approach, keeping food affordable isn't just possible - it's a mission worth fighting for.

In a near future, where time travel is as common as air travel is today, a young woman spends her days revisiting one painful memory.

A documentary series that follows Indigenous youth across Turtle Island who are standing up and making change, transforming their communities, their lands and their lives for the better.

Farm Crime is a true crime documentary series exploring the largely unseen dark side of Canada’s agriculture industry. Each episode examines a case that wouldn’t typically make the front page. Instead of kidnappings, cold cases and serial killers, the series examines the fascinating, lesser-known incidents that unfold in the margins – the fields, farms and unassuming small towns that dot the Canadian countryside. Rare sheep gone missing. Potatoes sabotaged with sewing needles. A multi-million-dollar pigeon breeding Ponzi scheme. These are farm crimes, and they exact a real toll on rural victims who don’t always get their due. Farm Crime approaches these stories with respectful curiosity, focusing on the people at the centre of the incidents, seeking answers, closure and justice.