Director Colin Hanks, producer Ryan Reynolds, and John Candy’s daughter, Jennifer Candy, at a press conference for the film John Candy: I Like Me, before the film’s premiere, at the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Thursday, September 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
Visitors to the Toronto International Film Festival take photos in front of a TIFF sign in Toronto on Friday, September 9, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alex Lupul
Pedestrians walk by a covered TIFF sign as preparations for the Toronto International Film Festival continue in Toronto, on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan
Director Colin Hanks, producer Ryan Reynolds, and John Candy’s daughter, Jennifer Candy, at a press conference for the film John Candy: I Like Me, before the film’s premiere, at the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Thursday, September 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers remarks at the premiere of "John Candy: I Like Me" at the Toronto International Film Festival, in Toronto on Thursday, September 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
TORONTO - Prime Minister Mark Carney called the Toronto International Film Festival "a testament to part of what makes Canada unique" as he helped kick off its 50th edition on Thursday.
Carney took the stage to applause ahead of the screening of opening-night film “John Candy: I Like Me,†a documentary celebrating the late Canadian comedian.
He joked he was there to “take credit†for the Trudeau government’s financial commitments to TIFF, before saying he was there to reinforce those commitments.Â
Last year, the Liberal government announced it was investing $23 million in TIFF’s content market initiative.
Carney also went on to pay tribute to Candy, saying the film exemplified important Canadian values like tolerance, generosity and humility.
He said that in “a more dangerous, divided and intolerant world,†when Canadians feel threatened, they channel their inner John Candy.Â
"Canada is a story whose best chapters are yet to be written, not least because we're a country that welcomes the world's storytellers," said Carney.
"TIFF at 50 is just starting out."
TIFF runs through Sept. 14.
This report by °µÍø½ûÇø was first published Sept. 4, 2025.
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