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Detailed Analysis of the 2012 Federal Budget: The Aftershocks Are More Severe Than the Earthquake

Detailed Analysis of the 2012 Federal Budget: The Aftershocks Are More Severe Than the Earthquake

The Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA) releases its detailed analysis of the Federal Budget from the perspective of culture and heritage today. The 2012-2013 federal budget is the first real budget from the conservative majority government. Readers may recall that last year, to highlight the consistency of its approach, the government reintroduced its electoral budget...

The Reopening in Ottawa – What’s New?

CCA Bulletin 14/12

September, it’s the reopening. Activity multiplies; the members of parliament prepare for another session; the CRTC is holding public audiences this week on Bell’s acquisition of Astral as well as in November for CBC’s license renewals; the new seasons for theatres, orchestras, and dance begin; parliamentary committees will begin soon; and the universities return to classes.

CCA’s FEDERAL BUDGET ANALYSIS TO BE RELEASED SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

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Federal Budget and Culture: aftershocks worse than the earthquake, the Canadian Conference of the Arts’ federal budget analysis from the perspective of arts, culture and heritage, will be released on September 18, 2012. This report is widely sought after as an authoritative source of information on federal investments in culture and...

The National Director’s Blog

The Winds of Change

The last two months have slipped through our fingers! We worked hard this summer, as usual you say, but this time it's different. We worked on projects for the future. We weren’t just working on the survival of the CCA: do more with less or just do it differently.

Audiovisual: BCE/Astral, a Transaction with Multiple Dimensions

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CCA Bulletin 13/12

In mid-September, the CRTC will be holding hearings to study BCE’s acquisition of Astral’s holdings. Why is this deal important for the cultural sector?

Federal Budget 2013: The CCA Makes its Recommendations to the Finance Committee

CCA Bulletin 12/12

On June 8th, the Standing Committee on Finance initiated its pre-budget consultations by inviting all Canadians to submit their priorities for the 2013 federal budget. The CCA submitted its recommendations today and hopes to have the opportunity to appear before the Committee.

Five Supreme Court Copyright Decisions: Consumers 4.5 — Artists and Creators 0.5

CCA Bulletin 11/12

Last Thursday, the Supreme Court delivered five judgments which have a considerable impact on the interpretation of copyright law in Canada. The Court’s decisions were based on the previous version of the Copyright Act, Bill C-11 not yet having been adopted at the time of the hearing, last December...

A Fruitful Summer

A Fruitful Summer

Our last edition of The Magazine before the summer! We will be taking a break from the magazine for the summer, but we will be holding up the fort and keeping vigil for any news...

Editor’s Note

“The pur­pose of art is the grad­ual life­long con­struc­tion of a state of won­der and seren­ity.” Glenn Gould, musician Here it is! Our last issue before the fall. Yes, the mag­a­zine takes a break for the sum­mer, but we will be hold­ing up the fort and keep­ing vigil for any news over the sum­mer. We will keep you informed via our Bulletins. Our Fea­tured mem­ber this month and for the sum­mer is the Cul­tural Human Resources Coun­cil (CHRC). The Coun­cil is also in a tran­si­tion phase and is in the process...

CCA President’s Blog – Time for Change!

As I indi­cated in my report to the June 18th Annual Gen­eral Meet­ing, the last year has been a very busy one for all of us and now, the CCA has entered what is prob­a­bly the most crit­i­cal phase of it re-birth process. We are fac­ing a period of rad­i­cal change as we rein­vent the busi­ness and gov­er­nance mod­els of the CCA to make it a strong and inde­pen­dent voice. In our efforts to trans­form this unique instru­ment serv­ing the Cana­dian arts, cul­tural and her­itage sec­tors, we can build on an...