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Copyright: the Parliamentary debate is about to begin
CCA Bulletin 26/10 October 25, 2010 Just the Facts Bill C-32, the Copyright Modernization Act, is scheduled to be presented in the House of Commons for second reading next week on Tuesday, November 2. Debate in second reading covers the basic principles of the proposed piece of legislation. In an exceptional turn of events, in the case of C-32, the government has obtained the agreement of the three opposition parties to limit debate to a minimum so that the bill...
read moreThe CCA Publishes its Annual Analysis of the Federal Budget
CCA Bulletin 25/10 September 14, 2010 Just the Facts Having received answers to the questions raised with the government, the Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA) is now pleased to publish its annual Analysis of the Federal Budget from the perspective of the arts, culture and cultural industries. The analysis of the 2010 budget examines federal funding to the Department of Canadian Heritage, cultural agencies and Crown Corporations; organizational and...
read moreArts Education and the CCA
CCA Bulletin 23/10 August 31, 2010 Just the Facts As educational institutions across the country rev up their programs for the fall semester, many arts educators, practitioners and patrons wait with bated breath to see how enrolments will fare. Programs in arts education are as diverse as the country itself. They offer a plethora of essential learning outcomes including creative development, self expression, aesthetics and bolstering self-determination. Creative...
read moreRemuneration for charity staff: the CCA joins chorus of concern over Bill C-470
CCA Bulletin 22/10 August 23, 2010 Just the Facts As reported in CCA Bulletin 16/10, Bill C-470 passed second reading in the House of Commons in April and is now on its way to hearings by the Standing Committee on Finance. Introduced by the Hon. Albina Guarnieri, Liberal MP for Mississauga East – Cooksville, this bill would allow the Minister of National Revenue to deregister any charitable organization, public foundation or private foundation that paid any employee...
read moreCCA urges the government to keep investing in arts and culture beyond Canada’s Economic Action Plan
CCA Bulletin 21/10 August 16, 2010 Just the Facts On Friday August 13, the Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA) submitted its pre-budget brief for 2011 to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance. In it, the CCA frames the manner in which the federal government should invest in arts and culture, and emphasizes the need for the government to continue its commitment of stable funding for arts and culture as we come to the end of Canada’s Economic Action Plan. The CCA...
read moreThe Long-Form Census Controversy and the Arts
CCA Bulletin 20/10 July 20, 2010 Just the Facts On June 26, as Canadians were focused on the G-8 and G-20 meetings in Toronto, the government discretely announced its decision that the long-form census would no longer be compulsory. The census, which is sent every five years by Statistics Canada to a fifth of Canadian households, would be replaced by a voluntary survey of a full third of Canadian households. The short version of the national census, which contains only eight ...
read moreWhat are the Department of Canadian Heritage’s Priorities for 2010-11?
CCA Bulletin 19/10 July 19, 2010 The Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA) is still working on its detailed Analysis of the 2010 Federal Budget, which is delayed as we wait for answers from the government on a number of issues. As part of its Budget Analysis on arts, culture and heritage, the CCA examines the Department of Canadian Heritage’s Report on Plans and Priorities published in the spring. This document is the expenditure plan for the Department. It provides...
read moreArts, Culture and a National Digital Strategy
CCA Bulletin 18/10 July 12, 2010 Just the facts In a brief filed as part of the nation-wide consultation launched last May, the Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA) urges the government to make content creation a centrepiece of the national strategy for the digital economy. The consultation, which was due to end on July 9, has been extended to July 13, midnight. The CCA’s fundamental approach to a national strategy is based on the belief that infrastructure, wires, ...
read moreThe House of Commons is off for the summer
CCA Bulletin 16/10 June 22, 2010 Just the Facts Last week, members of the House of Commons left the Hill for the summer, with MPs returning to their ridings to mull over the work ahead in the fall. Meanwhile, the Senate is still trying to deal with the massive omnibus budget bill, C-9. Members of its Finance Committee are saying that they will stay as long as it takes to get through the 904 page document. So, from the arts and culture perspective, what has been accomplished in the...
read moreAmending the Copyright Act: What’s in it for Artists?
CCA Bulletin 15/10 June 3, 2010 Analysis Yesterday, the Conservative government tabled for first reading in the House of Commons Bill C-32, an Act to modernize the Canadian Copyright Act. This much awaited piece of legislation has been the object of speculation and concern from both sides of what has been, and will no doubt continue to be a hot public debate. The document has 65 pages of references for changes to the current Act and deciphering all of this...
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