ACTRA says Canadian TV has a long way to go when it comes to diversity

Lisa Michelle Cornelius and Samora Smallwood, two actresses from Toronto, and also co-chairs of the ACTRA Toronto Diversity and Inclusion Committee, say that when it comes to diversity on the small screen, Canada falls way short of the mark.“I cannot think of a Canadian show that has shown a Black family,” Cornelius said in an interview with The Canadian Press. “Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, and even if you can recall one, when was that? And yet I know plenty of Black families outside of my own who live in this city and around the city, all over Canada.”