2008 Federal Election links to arts and culture
In a time of significant threats to Canadian cultural sovereignty, the Stand On Guard for CBC Coalition provides these links as a public service. Our aim is to ensure that you have the opportunity to hear independent Canadian voices on matters of cultural importance–even as the federal and BC provincial governments plan and/or implement deep cuts to public funding for arts and cultural institutions and industries (of all sizes). Although the October 2008 election is over, we leave these articles on the site for reference.
Please also consider following the blog DECIMATING THE ARTS IN CANADA.
GOVERNMENT AND THE ARTS – the 2008 ELECTION
Concerns raised about federal arts funding under Harper government. GEORGIA STRAIGHT
In response to the mounting controversy over the Conservative arts cuts, most of the other parties have rolled out their platform for the arts. Click below to see them in detail:
Liberal Party – this page no longer online.
Green Party
NDP Party
ELECTION AND THE ARTS GOOGLE SEARCH – just click on the title you just read and you’ll see search results for the search terms “Canada+Arts+Culture+Election.”
ELECTION & THE ARTS NEWS SITES
La Scena Musicale Election Special
Friends of Canadian Broadcasting
Canadian Independent Record Production Association
PRINT MEDIA
Film and TV stars blast Conservative arts cuts
Justin Trudeau: Stephen Harper “Just doesn’t get Canadians.”
Arts funding, and how it’s done elsewhere
Arts and culture funding: An issue for party leaders
Harper Plays Populist Tune on Arts Cuts
Yann Martel and Wajdi Mouawad letters to Harper
Harper is murky. Artists shouldn’t be
Thousands go faceless on Facebook over arts cuts
The vox populi is no judge of art (Globe)
Make arts funding an election issue (Toronto Star)
VISUAL MEDIA
Effervescent Artists’ Tribunal
Culture in Danger (Culture en Péril, with subtitles)
ACTIVISM
The Canadian Arts Coalition
The Wrecking Ball
The Department of Culture
Facebook Group: Against cuts to foreign touring and Trade Routes programs
VoteforEnvironment.ca- “Vote smart so the majority wins.”
encourages citizens to vote strategically in the upcoming election to prevent the Conservatives from forming a majority government.