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Federal Election 2011: Public Cultural Investments under Canada’s 40th Parliament
CCA Bulletin 17/11 April 20, 2011 In 2008, the CCA published a bulletin analyzing the investments made under Canada’s 39th Parliament in the arts, culture and heritage sector. In order to give you a broad perspective, we used several years’ worth of budget analyses to explain funding to the sector. In today’s bulletin, we will aim to do the same thing. By using funding figures from the Department of Heritage, its agencies and programs, we will break down themes...
read moreFederal Election 2011: Political party responses
CCA Bulletin 16/11 April 18, 2011 On April 5, the Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA) sent the leaders of the five major federal parties a series of questions relevant to the arts, culture and heritage sector. We are publishing the responses we received in their entirety, without any edits or commentary. In order to facilitate comparison among the parties’ responses, we have formatted their answers in a table format, according to each individual question asked. An...
read moreFederal Election 2011 – The party platforms: what about culture?
CCA Bulletin 15/11 April 15, 2011 The Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA) has taken the platforms available from the five major federal political parties and broken them down for you. Below, you will find all pertinent elements of the party platforms divided into different priorities identified by the CCA. These priorities are areas of focus for the arts, culture and heritage sector in terms of public investments in culture, cultural policies, regulation and...
read moreFederal Election 2011: What to ask your local candidates (Part 2)
CCA Bulletin 14/11 April 6, 2011 The Canadian Conference of the Arts’ main mandate — one that has been financially supported by the federal government for over 40 years — is to contribute to an informed public debate on cultural issues. In keeping with this mandate and in order to assist Canadians interested in learning about how arts and culture are being discussed during the 2011 electoral campaign, the CCA has identified six broad areas of importance for artists,...
read moreFederal Election 2011: What to ask your local candidates (Part 1)
CCA Bulletin 13/11 April 5, 2011 The Canadian Conference of the Arts’ main mandate — one that has been financially supported by the federal government for over 40 years — is to contribute to an informed public debate on cultural issues,. In keeping with this mandate and in order to assist Canadians interested in learning about how arts and culture are being discussed during the 2011 electoral campaign, the CCA has identified six broad areas of importance for...
read moreOff to the races! The CCA welcomes you to your 2011 general federal election!
CCA Bulletin 12/11 March 28, 2011 Just the facts On March 26, 2011, a day after a vote of no-confidence defeated the current Conservative minority government, the 2011 general federal election was called, ending weeks of rising political fervor and speculation. The Governor General dropped the writ this past Saturday sending us all to the polls on May 2nd. In this bulletin, you will find: What you can expect from us in the next 35 days; An analysis of the state of culture...
read more2011 federal budget from the arts and culture perspective
CCA Bulletin 11/11 March 22, 2011 Just the Facts After releasing the 2011 Main Estimates several weeks ago, the Hon. Minister of Finance, James Flaherty, today tabled a much anticipated 2011 federal budget. Titled: The Next Phase of Canada’s Economic Action Plan: A Low-Tax Plan for Jobs and Growth, this is the first budget following the end of the government’s Economic Action Plan. According to the government, the recession has ended, and thus, the economy no longer requires...
read moreAn alliterated update: CRTC, C-470 and CETA
CCA Bulletin 10/11 March 21, 2011 Just the Facts CRTC — On March 7, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approved BCE’s acquisition of CTVglobemedia (CTVgm) and laid out the benefits package and conditions linked to its approval. In its submission to the consultation on the sale of CTVgm to BCE, the Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA) had 1) asked for a robust public benefits package for Canadians commensurate with...
read moreRevenue at risk through C-32: The CCA stands by its estimate of $126M a year
CCA Bulletin 9/11 March 14, 2011 Just the facts On February 7, 2011, the Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA) published a bulletin presenting the revenue received by creators and other rights holders which are at risk if Bill C-32 is adopted without amendments. In his March 3rd blog titled “The CCA’s $126 Million Wheel of Fortune: Guessing at Bill C-32’s Costs”, University of Ottawa Professor Michael Geist raised serious questions about the CCA’s credibility...
read moreNational Digital Strategy: the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage makes a series of recommendations
CCA Bulletin 8/11 March 1, 2011 Just the Facts Almost a year after it began its study of digital media, the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage has published its report Emerging and Digital Media: Opportunities and Challenges. The context for the study relates to two earlier reports published by the committee: one on the impact of emerging and digital media on Canadian public broadcasting (CBC/Radio-Canada: Defining Distinctiveness in the Changing...
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