I agree with you, but from an opposite perspective. Because the problem here is going to lie within deciding what is an offensive film, which could end up being the same problem with the slippery slope created now by the Human Rights Commission punishing people for offensive speech.
The cuts should have been made to Telefilm period, not to specific films perhaps.
But I don't think Harper is trying to oust films that he personally finds offensive. That sounds a bit paranoid. Especially since no one watches these films anyway
which is the reason they need funding in the first place.
But I mean you have to understand the intent behind this decision. Cuz I mean you really have to wonder sometimes. A friend of mine brought this up a few weeks ago as it happened. And I mean he and I are both people who love shows like South Park and content alot of people would find offensive, and he said "You know, even though I like these shows, you have to wonder why the Canadian government funds stuff like Kevin Spencer. Like who goes to the government and says, yeah we need cash for this cartoon about a chain smoking alcoholic sociopath, and who says yeah this is vital enough that all Canadians should fund this."