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Subject: [onmuse-l] Culture highlighted in report of the Standing Committee on Finance
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 16:46:14 -0500
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The Standing Committee on Finance recently released its report and makes
some positive recommendations for culture. The Canadian Conference of =
the
Arts Bulletin has highlights of the report.


CCA BULLETIN  /  BULLETIN DE LA CCA

FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT RELEASED

Ottawa, January 7, 2005 - The report of the Standing Committee on =
Finance
(Moving Forward: Balancing Priorities and Making Choices for the Economy =
of
the Twenty-First Century) was released just prior to the Christmas =
break.
It can be found at
http://www.parl.gc.ca/committee/CommitteePublication.aspx?SourceId=3D9673=
3
The report contains a separate chapter for Culture, with three sections:
what the federal government provides; what the witnesses said; and what =
the
Committee believes.  The recommendation at the end of this chapter =
states:

Recommendation 11
The federal government provide stable, long-term funding to the =
following
elements of federal support for arts and culture: the Tomorrow Starts =
Today
program; the Canada Council for the Arts; Telefilm Canada; the Museums
Assistance Program; the Community Access Program; the Canadian =
Television
Fund and initiatives designed to promote Canadian culture =
internationally