The Daily Weekend Edition to present Federal Election special


Toronto, September 17, 2008
The Daily Weekend Edition to present Federal Election special *The Daily Weekend Edition, a weekly current affairs series produced in Vancouver, will tape a special election installment for national broadcast. VisionTV, Canada’s multi-faith and multicultural television network, will air The Daily Weekend Edition Presents: The Heart of the Matter – An Election Special* on Friday, Sept. 26 at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT. The two-hour special will also air on VisionTV’s sister stations Joytv 10 in Vancouver and Joytv 11 in Winnipeg on Sunday, Sept 28. The broadcast, to be taped in Vancouver on Saturday, Sept. 20, will feature candidates from all of Canada’s national political parties. Green Party leader Elizabeth May has confirmed her participation. The special will explore candidates’ personal beliefs, and examine how these beliefs shape their understanding of government, democracy and the issues that affect the lives of ordinary Canadians. The program will include one-on-one interviews, a moderated panel discussion, and a town hall session that will allow members of the audience to direct questions to candidates. The Daily Weekend Edition Presents: The Heart of the Matter will be hosted and moderated by series host Todd Cantelon. Said Mark Prasuhn, VisionTV’s Chief Content Officer: “VisionTV and its sister stations are committed to the exploration of belief and its impact on the lives of Canadians. In this election campaign, issues of critical importance to our country and future generations are in play, and we hope to contribute to the public understanding of these by examining them in the larger context of faith, spirituality and ethics.” Added host Todd Cantelon: “Behind every policy decision and at the root of every issue is a question of belief. Given that 80 percent of Canadians profess some kind of faith, we believe it essential that viewers have an opportunity to find out what candidates believe about the issues shaping Canada’s future.” The Daily Weekend Edition is an hour-long weekly installment of the Joytv/VisionTV current affairs series The Daily with Mark & Laura-Lynn. Its regular airtimes are Sundays at 9 p.m. PT on Joytv 10, and Sundays at 7 p.m. CT on Joytv 11. The series is also slated to begin airing nationally on VisionTV later this season. The Daily with Mark & Laura-Lynn and The Daily Weekend Edition are produced for VisionTV and Joytv by Trillennium Media Group. Tore Stautland and Joan Jenkinson are the Executive Producers. Todd Cantelon is the Producer. For more information on these programs, please visit www.thedailytv.ca and http://thedailyweekend.ca. VisionTV and Joytv are S-VOX companies. For more programming information, please visit www.visiontv.ca and www.joytv.ca. S-VOX (www.s-vox.com) is a diversified multimedia enterprise that offers high-quality television and digital content for individuals seeking spiritual awareness and personal growth. S-VOX properties include: VisionTV, Canada's multi-faith and multicultural television broadcaster, along with the digital television services One: the Body, Mind & Spirit channel and The Christian Channel, and the local stations CHNU-TV in Vancouver and CIIT-TV in Winnipeg. Other ventures include: Vision TV International, a partnership with Toronto-based Ellis Entertainment that develops, produces and distributes original programming for the global marketplace; and Christian Media Sales, a product marketing and media buying company.

Toronto, September 17, 2008

The Daily Weekend Edition to present Federal Election special

The Daily Weekend Edition, a weekly current affairs series produced in Vancouver, will tape a special election installment for national broadcast.

VisionTV, Canada’s multi-faith and multicultural television network, will air The Daily Weekend Edition Presents: The Heart of the Matter – An Election Special on Friday, Sept. 26 at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.

The two-hour special will also air on VisionTV’s sister stations Joytv 10 in Vancouver and Joytv 11 in Winnipeg on Sunday, Sept 28.

The broadcast, to be taped in Vancouver on Saturday, Sept. 20, will feature candidates from all of Canada’s national political parties. Green Party leader Elizabeth May has confirmed her participation.

The special will explore candidates’ personal beliefs, and examine how these beliefs shape their understanding of government, democracy and the issues that affect the lives of ordinary Canadians.

The program will include one-on-one interviews, a moderated panel discussion, and a town hall session that will allow members of the audience to direct questions to candidates.

The Daily Weekend Edition Presents: The Heart of the Matter will be hosted and moderated by series host Todd Cantelon.

Said Mark Prasuhn, VisionTV’s Chief Content Officer: “VisionTV and its sister stations are committed to the exploration of belief and its impact on the lives of Canadians. In this election campaign, issues of critical importance to our country and future generations are in play, and we hope to contribute to the public understanding of these by examining them in the larger context of faith, spirituality and ethics.”

Added host Todd Cantelon: “Behind every policy decision and at the root of every issue is a question of belief. Given that 80 percent of Canadians profess some kind of faith, we believe it essential that viewers have an opportunity to find out what candidates believe about the issues shaping Canada’s future.”

The Daily Weekend Edition is an hour-long weekly installment of the Joytv/VisionTV current affairs series The Daily with Mark & Laura-Lynn. Its regular airtimes are Sundays at 9 p.m. PT on Joytv 10, and Sundays at 7 p.m. CT on Joytv 11. The series is also slated to begin airing nationally on VisionTV later this season.

The Daily with Mark & Laura-Lynn and The Daily Weekend Edition are produced for VisionTV and Joytv by Trillennium Media Group.

Tore Stautland and Joan Jenkinson are the Executive Producers. Todd Cantelon is the Producer.

For more information on these programs, please visit www.thedailytv.ca and http://thedailyweekend.ca.

VisionTV and Joytv are S-VOX companies. For more programming information, please visit www.visiontv.ca and www.joytv.ca.

S-VOX (www.s-vox.com) is a diversified multimedia enterprise that offers high-quality television and digital content for individuals seeking spiritual awareness and personal growth. S-VOX properties include: VisionTV, Canada's multi-faith and multicultural television broadcaster, along with the digital television services One: the Body, Mind & Spirit channel and The Christian Channel, and the local stations CHNU-TV in Vancouver and CIIT-TV in Winnipeg. Other ventures include: Vision TV International, a partnership with Toronto-based Ellis Entertainment that develops, produces and distributes original programming for the global marketplace; and Christian Media Sales, a product marketing and media buying company.