Fil Fraser
Fil Fraser is a distinguished Canadian writer, broadcaster, film and television producer, and a member of the Order of Canada.Fraser's long career in media was crowned by a recent term as president and CEO of Vision TV. He is the founding chair of the Banff Television Foundation, a charter member of the Canadian Association of Black Journalists and a governor of the Canadian Journalism Foundation. Fraser's film credits include the dramas Why Shoot the Teacher, Marie Anne and The Hounds of Notre Dame. Fraser also has played a leading role in public policy development--as a member of the Spicer Commission, the Federal Task Force on Broadcasting Policy, the Canadian Multiculturalism Council and the Alberta Task Force on Film. He served three years as Chief Commissioner of the Alberta Human Rights Commission. Fraser's views on contemporary human rights issues have been featured in columns in most of Canada's major daily newspapers. Fraser is an adjunct professor of Communication Studies at Athabasca University.