“It’s Time” to Fund Culture in Canada">“It’s Time” to Fund Culture in Canada
Bulletin 8/05 Ottawa, February 17, 2005 — As Finance Minister Ralph Goodale unveils his first federal budget since the June 2004 election, there’s plenty of movement on all fronts to influence how the minority Paul Martin government can spend the billions in surpluses that have accumulated over the past decade. As the cultural sector has spent much of that same decade waiting with baited breath for the ruling Liberals (past and present) to show us something more visionary than cautious and unstable funding programs, next...
read moreCCA Board of Governors Elections Begin Today">CCA Board of Governors Elections Begin Today
Bulletin 7/05 Ottawa, February 7, 2005 — It’s time to chose the hearts and minds that will help guide the Canadian Conference of the Arts over the next three years. Elections for the CCA’s board of governors begin today, and the voting period will run through February 25, 2005. Individual and organizational members can cast their ballots at the CCA’s election website (www.ccarts.ca/vote). At the election website, you will find the full slate of 16 candidates, along with a brief bio and a personal statement of intent for each...
read moreLATEST GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE FIGURES RELEASED">LATEST GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE FIGURES RELEASED
Bulletin 6/05 Ottawa, January 27, 2005 — Statistics Canada has released the figures for all three levels of government cultural spending for 2002-03. The short report can be found at www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/050127/d050127b.htm Overall, spending on cultural increased by 5.2% from the previous year, but this was a lower rate of increase than had been experienced in the previous two years. The following are some of the highlights of the report. Federal funding Per capita funding averaged out to $109. All three...
read moreARTS AND LEARNING: A CALL TO ACTION OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED">ARTS AND LEARNING: A CALL TO ACTION OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED
Ottawa, January 25, 2005 — After two years of discussions, the CCA, along with the CanadaCouncil for the Arts and the Canadian Commission for UNESCO jointly launched a programtitled Arts and Learning: A Call to Action in November 2004. The goal of this initiative is to enlist the arts and creativity as learning strategies in Canada’sschools and communities, as well as to ensure a permanent understanding of the importanceof this principle in public policy. To accomplish this, the project will undertake a campaign toraise...
read moreNEW CANADIAN CULTURAL POLICY">A NEW CANADIAN CULTURAL POLICY
Bulletin 4/05 Ottawa, January 21, 2005 — The Minister of Canadian Heritage, Liza Frulla, has frequently mentioned her interest in developing a federal cultural policy for Canada: “Let us talk about cultural policy. It has three objectives. The first and most important one is to put the creator at the core of our concerns. The second one is to strengthen our Canadian identity. Finally, the third objective is to promote accessibility. We want to ensure that people not only appreciate what our creators do, but that they have...
read moreSOME PROVINCIAL FILM AND TV INDUSTRIES SEE NEW TAX INCENTIVES, OTHERS LEFT IN LIMBO">SOME PROVINCIAL FILM AND TV INDUSTRIES SEE NEW TAX INCENTIVES, OTHERS LEFT IN LIMBO
Bulletin 3/05 Ottawa, January 12, 2005 — The past few weeks have been filled with competing announcements of new tax incentives to better support the film and television production industry in several provinces. On 21 December, Ontario’s Culture Minister Madeleine Meilleur announced a $48 million program of tax enhanced credits following a successful advocacy campaign aimed at convincing the province of the growing need to draw audiovisual productions currently shooting elsewhere with attractive economic...
read moreREGINA “MANIFESTO” GAINING MOMENTUM — SIGN ON TODAY!">REGINA “MANIFESTO” GAINING MOMENTUM — SIGN ON TODAY!
Bulletin 2/05 Ottawa, January 10, 2005 — At the CCA’s national policy conference in Regina, Saskatchewan, on 19 and 20 November, the subject of fair tax treatment of professional artists was raised at the end of the first day. This is not a new subject for CCA members — the struggle for recognition of the unique circumstances in which professional artists work is an issue CCA has been leading for more than two decades. Given the bizarre taxation situation which evolved at Magnus Theatre this past summer (see CCA...
read moreFINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT RELEASED">FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT RELEASED
Bulletin 1/05 Ottawa, January 7, 2005 — The report of the Standing Committee on Finance (Moving Forward: Balancing Priorities and Making Choices for the Economy of the Twenty-First Century) was released just prior to the Christmas break. It can be found at http://www.parl.gc.ca/committee/CommitteePublication.aspx?SourceId=96733 The report contains a separate chapter for Culture, with three sections: what the federal government provides; what the witnesses said; and what the Committee believes. The recommendation at the...
read moreCCA Announces 2004 National Arts Awards Winners">CCA Announces 2004 National Arts Awards Winners
Ottawa, November 10th, 2004 — A dynamic husband and wife team with a history of cultural patronage and one of the shining lights of the theatre community will receive the Canadian Conference of the Arts’ 2004 National Arts Awards at a ceremony in Regina on November 19, 2004. The CCA is pleased to announce John and Barbara Poole and Mallory Gilbert as the award winners for 2004. The Keith Kelly Award for Cultural Leadership will be presented to one of Canada’s most respected arts managers, Mallory Gilbert. General Manager of the...
read moreFree expression arrested ! Canadian Government to pass Bill C-12, says arts must serve ‘public good’
Ottawa, ON (March 5, 2004) — The Canadian Conference of the Arts ( CCA ) and The Writers Union of Canada (TWUC) are opposed to the elimination of the artistic merit defence in section 163.1 of Bill C-12 (formerly Bill C-20), an Act to amend the Criminal Code (protection of children and other vulnerable persons). The Bill is currently scheduled for third reading in the House of Commons on Monday, March 8 th . CCA and TWUC will hold a joint press conference, followed by a public forum about Bill C-12 on: Monday 8...
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