For the second year in a row, CBC has been named the most trusted Media and Entertainment brand in Canada by the 2020 Gustavson Brand Trust Index. The Gustavson School of Business at the University of Victoria houses the Gustavson Brand Trust index—a national, in-depth analysis of which brands are most trusted by Canadians. The Gustavson Brand Trust Index was established to raise awareness of the role that trust plays in the minds of consumers when making purchasing decisions, based on the belief that trust is both the glue that holds a society together and the lubricant that enables it to function. 2020 marks the sixth year of the Gustavson Brand Trust Index study. The data for this survey was compiled both pre and post COVID-19.

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This morning, 5e RANG lead actors Maude Guérin and Julie Beauchemin had the pleasure of shooting the first scene for a TV drama in Quebec since health measures in response to the coronavirus pandemic were introduced. Ève Duranceau, Julie Roussel and Simon Pigeon were the other actors on call for this first day on location at the main character, Marie-Luce's farmThe six episodes scheduled to be shot this summer will round out the season of 12 episodes for broadcast on ICI TÉLÉ beginning this fall.

Productions Casablanca President and Producer Joanne Forgues spoke of her great pride in this resumption of operations: “Getting back to drama production in the pandemic context is a challenge that we are proud to take on.”

Dany Meloul, General Manager, Télévision de Radio-Canada, is similarly enthusiastic about today's news: “Radio-Canada is pleased and proud to be once again taking the lead in local television, alongside our producer partners, who are working to make sets and locations as safe as possible for cast and crew, and in turn make sure our audiences get to see the shows they love.”

Note that as has been the case with all programs produced by and for Radio-Canada since the onset of the pandemic, the upcoming episodes of 5e RANG are being produced in accordance with public health directives. Exterior shoots and use of open spaces are helping to ensure that actors comply with the two-metre distancing protocol at all times.

5e RANG is written by Sylvie Lussier and Pierre Poirier, and directed by Christian Laurence and Myriam Verreault. The drama is produced by Joanne Forgues and Catherine Faucher for Productions Casablanca.