Jim Flaherty, the Finance Minister, yesterday defended the Conservatives' cuts to arts funding as a part of a wider spending review, but acknowledged there was political direction involved in the process.

Coupes en culture : la grogne gagne le reste du Canada

Nathaëlle Morissette, La Presse
25 septembre 2008

Le mouvement de contestation des artistes, en réponse aux récentes compressions budgétaires des conservateurs dans le domaine des arts, a dépassé les frontières du Québec et s'étend maintenant à tout le pays.

'Elite' artists protest Conservative cuts as attack on culture

Tony Lofaro, The Ottawa Citizen

September 25, 2008

At a rally on Parliament Hill, several people criticized the federal government's lack of interest in arts funding, saying Canadian culture was vitally important to the welfare of the nation.

ACTRA Rallies against Harper

By Ralph Lucas, Northernstars.ca

September 24, 2008

'Culture is oxygen. We have to protect it'

Michael Posner, Globe and Mail
September 23, 2008

Jean-Daniel Lafond, husband of Governor-General Michaëlle Jean, is much too politically savvy to wade into the turbid waters of a federal election campaign. But the former philosopher, noted documentary filmmaker, critic and now playwright - his Marie de l'Incarnation ou la déraison d'amour opened last week at Le Théâtre du Trident in Quebec City - isn't without strong opinions about the Harper government's fractious relationship with Canada's arts community.

Layton vows to reverse Harper arts cuts, bolster culture funding

CBC News
September 23, 2008

"One of the key things we must do, before we start giving $50-billion tax giveaways to banks and oil companies, is to protect and promote the arts," Layton said. "We have to begin that project by protecting the artists themselves."

Le budget du PCC surévalué, conclut un rapport

cyberpresse.ca

22 septembre 2008

Le premier budget des conservateurs en matière de culture était surévalué. De plus, une partie des sommes allouées aux arts a été réaffectée au sport et au multiculturalisme. Voilà ce qui ressort d'un rapport de la Conférence canadienne des arts (CCA), que La Presse a obtenu.

Compressions du gouvernement fédéral en culture - Des effets néfastes concret

Opinion, Le Devoir.
lundi 22 septembre 2008

Yvan Gauthier, Président-directeur général du Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec et président du Comité directeur des organismes publics de soutien aux arts du Canada

Study reveals erosion in arts funding

James Bradshaw, from Saturday's Globe and Mail

September 20, 2008

He's a man who walks the talk
Martin Knelman, Toronto Star
September 17, 2008

Jim Fleck spoke at the University of Toronto to Rotman School of Business students, Fleck talked strategy. What is an effective response to arts funding cuts by the federal government? Antagonizing the Harper Tories would achieve nothing, he explains. The goal, he says, must be to influence the government. Get on the radar screen. Get the media to publicize your issue. Build a strong argument. Demand that every party articulate a cultural policy. And make sure arts funding is discussed during TV debates.

Charest réclame une souveraineté culturelle

Antoine Robitaille , Le Devoir
Édition du samedi 13 et du dimanche 14 septembre 2008

Quebec Premiere Jean Charest is asking all political parties to consider a cultural sovereignty by which he means that the budget for culture should be transferred to the province.

Glenbow proposes world class art gallery

Joel Kom, Calgary Herald

September 10, 2008

The Glenbow Museum is preparing to pitch a landmark, international-calibre art gallery to city politicians that backers say would fill a gaping hole in Calgary’s arts scene.. The proposal is expected to be unveiled next month at a city meeting. “It’s time for Calgary to resolve this need”.. “the city needs a stand-alone art institution that can provide the same sort of international dialogue as, say, the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Vancouver Art Gallery.”

Harmonize rules for internet, TV, CRTC told

CBC News

September 9, 2008

A background report commissioned by the federal broadcast regulator concludes that new media broadcasting should have the same regulatory treatment as television broadcasting. Eli Noam, director of the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information and an expert in telecommunications policy, released a report Tuesday, suggesting a funding mechanism for Canadian content on new media similar to the Canadian content on new media similar to the Canadian Television Fund, which combines public and private funding to back Canadian content on TV.

Conservative minister announces $1.13M grant to Vancouver theatre

CBC News

September 5, 2008

The Arts Club Theatre Company has won a $1.13-million grant from the federal Department of Canadian Heritage toward renovations of the Granville Island Stage…The company plans to renovate its lobby and box office, increase rehearsal space, install an elevator and upgrade production equipment…The Granville Island Stage has not been renovated since 1979.

Part 1: Culture Politics
The Current, CBC Radio One

September 5, 2008

The Current discusses the cuts to arts and culture with Conservative MP Dean Del Maestro, NDP arts, culture, and heritage critic Bill Siksay, and And Marike Finlay de-Monchy, the Green Party's Deputy Leader and her party's arts, culture and heritage critic.

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