California Says Film and TV Production Can Resume as Early as June 12

Values at the Heart of the Fight for Canada

Has Canada gone to the dogs? Judging by all the barking that goes on in this country—though that has mercifully diminished during the pandemic—the answer is yes. The din comes not from those who embrace the values that built Canada: individual freedom, private property, free enterprise, personal responsibility, faith, and family. Rather, the snarls tend to emanate from the throats of those malcontents who embrace collective values—egalitarianism, affirmative action, feminism, and victimization. Questioning such creeds is discouraged today; you are sure to be labelled a crank. This tells us much about our conventional wisdom and the state of free speech. In 1944 my late father, Clayton Bird, flew 34 raids as part of Bomber Command’s 420 Squadron in England, and also served in Canada’s peacetime air force until 1964. Many…

LOS ANGELES—Film and TV cameras can start rolling in California as soon as June 12, state officials said on Friday as they approved new guidelines to prevent the spread of the CCP virus on sets.

“To reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission, productions, cast, crew and other industry workers should abide by safety protocols agreed by labor and management, which may be further enhanced by county public health officers,” the guidance from the California Department of Public Health stated.

Producers will need approval from local health officials to restart filming, according to the statement.

Filming around the world was halted in mid-March to help curb the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic.

A task force of Hollywood studios and labor unions earlier this week proposed extensive COVID-19 testing, daily symptom checks and other safeguards to allow actors and crew members to return to work.

California Says Film and TV Production Can Resume as Early as June 12

“Back office staff and management should adhere to Office Workspace guidelines published by the California Department of Public Health and the California Department of Industrial Relations, to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission,” the department said.

The guidelines were developed by representatives from Walt Disney Co, Netflix Inc, AT&T Inc’s Warner Bros and Comcast Corp’s NBCUniversal, plus unions including SAG-AFTRA, IATSE and the Directors Guild of America.

To return to work, productions must follow the task force guidelines and also receive clearance from county health officials, the state health department said.

County authorities should consider local CCP virus infection rates, preparedness for a surge in cases, testing capability and other data before granting approval, the department added.

Epoch Times staff contributed to this report.

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Minister Miller Outraged at Violence Against Indigenous People

OTTAWA—Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says Canada needs a reckoning over a repeated and disgusting pattern of police violence against Indigenous people. Miller says he “watched in disgust” video and reports this week of violence against a 22-year-old Inuk man in Nunavut and a 26-year-old First Nations mother in New Brunswick. In the first, a graphic video shows an RCMP officer in Nunavut ramming the door of his car into the man walking along the road in Kinngait in the evening on June 1. In the second, police went to check on the well-being of 26-year-old Chantel Moore in Edmundston, N.B., Thursday evening, and ended up shooting and killing her. “A car door is not a proper police tactic, it’s a disgraceful, dehumanizing and violent act,” Miller said, at a…