I watched the Giller Prize coverage tonight on CTV and I really felt proud to be a Canadian. That one of our two major networks would devote a full hour in prime time to cover an awards ceremony for a literature prize is impressive. That the coverage was exceptionally dignified, informative and entertaining is just icing on the cake.
Really. All five of the nominated books are going on my Christmas wish list. The winner was Vincent Lam, a writer and emergency room physician from Toronto.
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Me, too! Me, too! Although I was surprised that Lam's book won the prize!
The wonder is that CTV of all networks, which has led the Americanization of Canadian tv for decades, should be the one releasing this broadcast. 'Bout time!
OF course the fact that the big 3 American networks pre-empted regular scheduling for election coverage meant that CTV had the hour available....
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