''Your Two Cents'' is a Canadian non-fiction web series, premiered in 2019. Hosted by

Jonathan Torrens Jonathan Ormond Torrens (born October 2, 1972) is a Canadian actor and television personality best known for his co-hosting of ''Street Cents'', his talk show ''Jonovision'', and his role as "J-Roc" in the popular Canadian mockumentary ''Trailer ...

and essentially a revival of his earlier

CBC Television CBC Television (also known as CBC TV, or simply CBC) is a Television in Canada, Canadian English-language terrestrial television, broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcasting, p ...

series ''

Street Cents ''Street Cents'' is a newsmagazine TV series directed at teenagers that originally aired on CBC Television between 1989 and 2006. ''Street Cents'' focused on consumer and media awareness for young people. The series was created by producer John N ...

'', the series blends information and humour segments to educate teens and young adults on

financial literacy Financial literacy is the possession of skills, knowledge, and behaviors that allow an individual to make informed decisions regarding money. Financial literacy, financial education and financial knowledge are used interchangeably. Financially un ...

and

consumer awareness Consumer behaviour is the study of individuals, groups, or organisations and all activities associated with the Purchasing, purchase, Utility, use and disposal of goods and services. It encompasses how the consumer's emotions, Attitude (psy ...

topics. The series is sponsored by Credit Unions of Atlantic Canada. Torrens received

Canadian Screen Award The Canadian Screen Awards () are awards given for artistic and technical merit in the film industry recognizing excellence in Canadian film, English-language television, and digital media ( web series) productions. Given annually by the Academy ...

nominations for Best Direction in a Web Program or Series at the

8th Canadian Screen Awards The 8th Canadian Screen Awards were presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television from 25–28 May 2020 to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2019. The presentations were held as a seri ...

in 2020, and Best Writing in a Web Program or Series at the

9th Canadian Screen Awards The 9th Canadian Screen Awards were presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television from 17–20 May 2021 to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2020. The presentations were held as a seri ...

in 2021.

References

External links

Official YouTube channel
2019 web series debuts Canadian non-fiction web series Consumer protection television series {{Canada-nonfiction-tv-prog-stub