Federal Election
Advocacy 2006
Will
federal parties "walk the talk" for Canadian arts
and culture?
There's
still time to campaign for culture - contact your election
candidate today!
CharityVillage.com
is using software from Advocacy
Online to help you connect with candidates in ridings
across the country.
Just go to their
website: www.action-charityvillage.com
and follow their simple instructions. It's as easy as
1, 2, 3:
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Enter your
name, e-mail address and postal code to locate candidates
in your riding.
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Select the
candidate(s) that you'd like to contact.
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Compose your
letter and click the button to send your message.
We invite all CCA
members and supporters to use the letter below as a template
when you send a message to your local candidates.
Letter
(Word format)
Letter
(PDF format)
In addition, the
CCA has drafted a "doorstep kit" that highlights
5 questions to ask local candidates, including a list of what
you can do to put culture on the political agenda of the next
Parliament. Click
here to read more!
The
challenge for organizations like the Canadian Conference of
the Arts (CCA) will be to put public policy issues forward
and have each party pronounce themselves on their intentions
for the arts and cultural sector, if elected. What legislative
program are they planning, and which are the most important
priorities for each contending party? We
have established a list of five broad priorities of vital
interest to the arts and cultural sector and will assess each
major party's commitment to these issues by asking them how,
if elected, they plan to "walk the talk" on cultural
issues.
The
Board's Code of Conduct for the federal election campaign
spells out the non-partisan nature of the CCA and how it intends
to preserve this status during an election campaign. www.ccarts.ca/en/about/bog/CodeofConduct.htm
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Our
March 3-4 2006 conference "Mapping Canada's Cultural Policy:
Where Do We Go From Here?" will provide a timely opportunity
to shape advocacy strategies on these and other cultural policy
issues of concern to our members and all Canadians. http://www.ccarts.ca/en/events/NPCChalmers2006.htm
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