The shine on CanLit’s glitziest night has dulled, at least according to some, amid sustained backlash against the Giller Foundation for maintaining ties with lead sponsor Scotiabank and other funders linked to Israel
Monday’s Giller Prize gala is set to take a slightly different shape this year after pro-Palestinian protesters interrupted the ceremony last November.
It brought the televised event to a brief halt — not a risk this year as the CBC won’t be broadcasting live. Instead, the event will be taped and air hours later.
Neither the Giller Foundation nor the TV network connected the change to the protests when asked, and noted they’ve made the same move for other awards shows in recent years.
But the demonstration rippled through the world of Canadian literature. The protesters were arrested that night, and …