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Pre-budget submission
The Canadian Arts Coalition participated in the 2020 pre-budget consultations by providing a written submission that echoes messages from the Coalition’s federal election platform, and its summer 2019 pre-budget submission. CAC recommendations to the Government of Canada: 1. Sustain investments in the Canada Council for the Arts through 2024-25 2. Increase Department of Canadian Heritage…
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Senate Report Puts Cultural Diplomacy at the Front Stage
The Canadian Arts Coalition welcomes the conclusion of the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade that “cultural diplomacy should be a pillar of Canada’s foreign policy”. The Coalition has long argued that arts and culture are foreign policy assets and has encouraged successive governments to develop and fund a comprehensive strategy to…
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Canadian Arts Coalition’s Federal Election Platform 2019
Arts and culture are integral to the well-being and daily life of all Canadians. The Government of Canada plays a critical leadership role, and thanks to its well-placed incentives, tax measures and direct investments, additional support is leveraged from other public and private sources. Canadians of all walks of life, including women and gender minorities,…
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Budget 2019 Will Deliver More Arts Events in Canadian Communities
The Canadian Arts Coalition (CAC) is pleased to see the government commit to a $16 million increase of the Canadian Arts Presentation Fund (CAPF) over two years in the 2019 Federal Budget as well as an impressive amount of other increases for the sector. The CAC advocated for this targeted investment in the creative value…
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Open Letter: Performing Arts Presenters Need Better Support
The letter was published in La Presse Plus, on January 17, 2019. Ah, winter! For many Canadians, the season would surely be synonymous with hibernation were it not for the exceptional contribution of the arts – and of culture in general – during the cold season. With only a few days to go before the opening…