CBC stars speak their minds on the spectre of cuts at the public broadcaster, exec bonuses

… Joseph Kay, creator of CTV’s hit procedural “Transplant” and showrunner of CBC’s 2015 drama “This Life,” worried about what the broadcaster’s cuts will mean for the future of original programming in Canada.

“You look at a show like ’Sort Of.’ Would a great show like that be bought by any other network in Canada? I’m not sure.’” he said of the series, starring Bilal Baig, who CBC touted as the first queer South Asian and Muslim actor to lead a Canadian prime time television series.