Archive for September, 2008
« Previous EntriesFinnish Radio Symphony Orchestra: closing CBC Radio Orchestra an international scandal
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008Dear Sirs destroying the CBC Radio Orchestra would be a major international scandal. Tuula Sarotie *********************************************************** Tuula Sarotie Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra General Manager, tel +358-9-14804366
Radio 2 ads everywhere – the coalition is watching
Sunday, September 28th, 2008The Stand On Guard for CBC Coalition is taking careful note of the millions of dollars that CBC is spending to convince Canadians to listen to “The New 2.” You can see our “tracking” page here. The first thing we notice is the bombardment of Toronto: entire street cars wrapped in “New 2″ ads; entire subway cars filled only [...]
Provincial, territorial ministers bash culture cuts
Friday, September 26th, 2008From CBC.ca Provincial and territorial ministers joined together Friday to protest federal government cuts to arts and culture funding. Eleven of the country’s culture ministers met in Quebec City to form a common front on the cuts, asking they be reversed. The Conservative government has announced about $45 million worth of cuts over the last [...]
The Atwood Offensive – Letters
Friday, September 26th, 2008Letters to the Globe and Mail ERNA PARIS September 26, 2008 Toronto — Canada has rarely, if ever, seen the ancient strategy of “divide and rule” applied so cynically as now. From irrational arts cuts, which will deprive the economy of important revenue, to the separate treatment of Quebec at so many levels, Stephen Harper [...]
Sound and Fury – Letters
Friday, September 26th, 2008Letters to the Editors GLOBE AND MAIL Sound and fury KEN WHITELEY September 26, 2008 Toronto — I have been making my living in the arts for the past 37 years. By outward appearances, I am a successful Canadian musician, composer and record producer. I have won a Genie Award, recordings I have produced have [...]
Arts as a wedge issue?
Friday, September 26th, 2008Friday, September 26, 2008 Toronto Star, Editorial [original] Comments on this story (16) “The public is like a piano. You just have to know what keys to poke.” – Al Capp, cartoonist and author First, there was warm and fuzzy Stephen Harper, shown in political ads wearing a grandfatherly sweater vest and the uncomfortable grin [...]
Votes for arts
Friday, September 26th, 2008From a federalist perspective, the Bloc’s resurgence is a highly disappointing turn of events. But it perhaps serves Mr. Harper right. His low-brow attempts to appeal to rural and suburban Canadians, whom he underestimates, overlooks the fact that many members of his own party are among this country’s strongest and most generous patrons of the arts. Had he consulted with them, they might have told him that thumbing his nose at cultural investment is equally ill-advised as public policy and as political strategy.
‘Ordinary People’ Care About the Arts
Thursday, September 25th, 2008[original] September 25, 2008, Toronto Star Re:Arts uproar? Ordinary folks just don’t care, Harper says, Sept. 24 Since the Conservatives seem to underrate the role of the arts in a civil society, perhaps they should read the words of Gabrielle Roy (1909-1983), who wrote, “Could we ever know each other in the slightest without the [...]
New Democrats Support the CBC
Thursday, September 25th, 2008From: “New Democrats” To: “New Democrats” Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 11:27 AM Subject: New Democrats support the CBC Thank you for contacting Jack Layton and Canada’s New Democrats concerning the recent changes to CBC Radio Two. We heard from many Canadians like you who care about quality CBC programming. We share the desire of [...]
Stand On Guard For CBC Coalition Urges Concert Presenters To Help Save Classical CBC Radio 2 And The CBC Radio Orchestra.
Thursday, September 25th, 2008Thursday, September 25, 2008 The Stand On Guard for CBC Coalition offers a print-ready announcement for download on our web site http://standonguardforcbc.ca — for all concert presenters worried by the reduction and banalisation of classical music on CBC Radio 2. Our web site has been the primary information source for protest since announcement of the [...]
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