Editing Knowledge Network (section)

==Controversy==
In February 2022 an internal audit<ref>{{cite web |title=BC Knowledge Network Prelicenses 2014-2021 Independent Equity Audit Report |url=https://www.knowledge.ca/sites/default/files/PDFs/Equity-Audit-Report-on-BC-Knowledge-Network_FINAL_November%2026-2021.pdf |website=www.knowledge.ca |publisher=Knowledge Network Corporation |access-date=19 June 2022 |archive-date=24 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524194138/https://www.knowledge.ca/sites/default/files/PDFs/Equity-Audit-Report-on-BC-Knowledge-Network_FINAL_November%2026-2021.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> of the Knowledge Network Corporation, conducted by the Castlemain Group, was released to the public. The audit revealed that under former President and CEO [[Rudy Buttignol]]'s leadership, 98.3% of the Knowledge Network's $2.054 million pre-licence funding was awarded to production companies with "non-diverse" owners. The remaining 1.7% ($34,000) had been awarded to production companies owned by people of colour. Meanwhile, Indigenous filmmakers have received none of that funding.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Griffiths |first1=Nathan |title=Audit shows deep racial inequities at B.C.'s Knowledge Network |url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/television/funding-audit-shows-deep-racial-inequities-at-b-c-s-knowledge-network |access-date=19 June 2022 |work=[[Vancouver Sun]] |date=9 February 2022 |archive-date=10 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210003210/https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/television/funding-audit-shows-deep-racial-inequities-at-b-c-s-knowledge-network |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Racial Equity Screen Office, the [[Vancouver Asian Film Festival]] and the [[Documentary Organization of Canada]] had lobbied the broadcaster for more than a year to conduct the audit and release the results.

In response, [[Melanie Mark]], British Columbia's minister of Culture, appointed three new members to the Network's board. In a statement she directed Buttignol and the board to make improvements. Buttignol meanwhile claimed he had "major reservations" with the audit.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Britten |first1=Liam |title=Audit finds 'clear disparity' in Knowledge Network funding for filmmakers of colour |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/audit-finds-clear-disparity-in-knowledge-network-funding-for-filmmakers-of-colour-1.6344573 |access-date=19 June 2022 |work=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] |date=9 February 2022 |archive-date=19 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619203850/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/audit-finds-clear-disparity-in-knowledge-network-funding-for-filmmakers-of-colour-1.6344573 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Members of the IBPOC film community claimed that Buttignol's response "contributed to an increased distrust and lack of confidence from filmmakers of colour and other concerned British Columbians".<ref>{{cite news |title=Joella Cabalu, Kris Anderson, and Meghna Haldar: Sound of silence |url=https://www.straight.com/news/joella-cabalu-kris-anderson-and-meghna-haldar-sound-of-silence |access-date=19 June 2022 |work=[[The Georgia Straight]] |date=1 April 2022 |archive-date=19 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619203836/https://www.straight.com/news/joella-cabalu-kris-anderson-and-meghna-haldar-sound-of-silence |url-status=live }}</ref> A petition on [[Change.org]] was started calling for his replacement.

On June 17, 2022, the Knowledge Network's board released a statement that Buttignol's contract had been terminated.<ref name="board-message-2022">{{cite web |title=A Message From The Board – June 17, 2022 |url=https://www.knowledge.ca/media-releases/2022/06/17/message-board-%E2%80%93-june-17-2022-0 |website=www.knowledge.ca |publisher=Knowledge Network Corporation |access-date=19 June 2022 |archive-date=20 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620162337/https://www.knowledge.ca/media-releases/2022/06/17/message-board-%E2%80%93-june-17-2022-0 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Schmunk |first1=Rhianna |title=Knowledge Network drops longtime CEO, months after diversity audit |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/knowledge-network-ceo-out-after-audit-finds-funding-disparity-for-filmmakers-of-colour-1.6492860 |access-date=19 June 2022 |work=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] |date=17 June 2022 |archive-date=19 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619203836/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/knowledge-network-ceo-out-after-audit-finds-funding-disparity-for-filmmakers-of-colour-1.6492860 |url-status=live }}</ref>