The Daily Weekend Edition Election Special


Toronto, September 23, 2008
The Daily Weekend Edition Election Special looks at the role of belief in the Canada’s 2008 Vote *The Daily Weekend Edition’s two-hour election special, airing this Friday on VisionTV, will examine the Oct. 14 federal vote from a faith perspective. 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 special, hosted and moderated by Todd Cantelon, will also air on VisionTV sister station Joytv 10 in Vancouver on Sunday, Sept. 28 at 9 p.m. PT, and on Joytv 11 in Winnipeg on Sunday, Sept 28 at 7 p.m. CT. The program will feature an exclusive one-on-one conversation with Green Party leader Elizabeth May, who has emerged as a force to be reckoned with in the 2008 campaign. Ms. May is currently traveling coast-to-coast on a whistle stop train tour that concludes on Saturday, Sept. 27. Representatives from all of the major English Canadian political parties have agreed to take part in the special, which was taped before a live audience at Vancouver’s Roundhouse Community Centre. The program will explore the issues at stake in this election within the larger context of spirituality, faith and ethics. Among the questions that party representatives will address: What is the proper balance in society between tolerance and freedom of belief and expression? What role should faith have in politics? Should political candidates be open about their religious beliefs? And how can faith groups play a part in changing Canada for the better? The program will include one-on-one interviews, a moderated panel discussion, and a town hall-style question and answer session. The Daily Weekend Edition with host Todd Cantelon is an hour-long weekly installment of the Joytv/VisionTV current affairs series The Daily with Mark & Laura-Lynn. It airs Sundays on Joytv 10 and 11, and is 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 23, 2008

The Daily Weekend Edition Election Special looks at the role of belief in the Canada’s 2008 Vote

The Daily Weekend Edition’s two-hour election special, airing this Friday on VisionTV, will examine the Oct. 14 federal vote from a faith perspective.

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 special, hosted and moderated by Todd Cantelon, will also air on VisionTV sister station Joytv 10 in Vancouver on Sunday, Sept. 28 at 9 p.m. PT, and on Joytv 11 in Winnipeg on Sunday, Sept 28 at 7 p.m. CT.

The program will feature an exclusive one-on-one conversation with Green Party leader Elizabeth May, who has emerged as a force to be reckoned with in the 2008 campaign. Ms. May is currently traveling coast-to-coast on a whistle stop train tour that concludes on Saturday, Sept. 27.

Representatives from all of the major English Canadian political parties have agreed to take part in the special, which was taped before a live audience at Vancouver’s Roundhouse Community Centre.

The program will explore the issues at stake in this election within the larger context of spirituality, faith and ethics.

Among the questions that party representatives will address: What is the proper balance in society between tolerance and freedom of belief and expression? What role should faith have in politics? Should political candidates be open about their religious beliefs? And how can faith groups play a part in changing Canada for the better?

The program will include one-on-one interviews, a moderated panel discussion, and a town hall-style question and answer session.

The Daily Weekend Edition with host Todd Cantelon is an hour-long weekly installment of the Joytv/VisionTV current affairs series The Daily with Mark & Laura-Lynn. It airs Sundays on Joytv 10 and 11, and is 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.