Feds to hold hearings on role of gov
Alastair M. Wallis Jarvis
ajarvis at IS2.DAL.CA
Thu Jan 28 11:08:36 EST 1999
Thought this would be of interest to those who have been considering the
role of government in development and support of theatre in Canada.
Be warned, it is rather long. The schedule for the commitee's "tour" is
found at the end. Also, I apologize for the format. If you have trouble
deciphering the information, the homepage from whence this was clipped
can be found at:
http://www.parl.gc.ca/InfoComDoc/36/1/CHER/PressReleases/cherpr01-e.htm
Best,
Alastair Jarvis
Theatre and Contemporary Studies
University of King's College
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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STANDING COMMITTEE ON CANADIAN HERITAGE
_________________________________________________________________
NEWS RELEASE
_________________________________________________________________
For Immediate Release
Ottawa, January 8, 1999 -- The House of Commons Standing Committee on
Canadian Heritage will conduct hearings across Canada on its study of
the federal governments evolving role in support of Canadian culture
in the context of a rapidly changing national and international
environment. "The Committee's approach continues to be guided by the
need to obtain a broad perspective on the development of a cultural
policy," said the Chair, Clifford Lincoln, M.P. for Lac Saint-Louis.
"To this end, the Committee wishes to consult Canadians to obtain
their views from a local and regional as well as a national
perspective", said Mr. Lincoln.
The Committee will seek answers to the five key questions arising from
the work of the Committee:
1. From the range of federal cultural support measures currently in
place, or used in the past, which ones worked well in your sector
or industry and which did not?
2. What are the major impacts of new technologies on your cultural
sector or industry? What are they expected to be in the future?
3. What are the major impacts of trade liberalization and
globalization on your cultural sector or industry? What are they
expected to be in the future?
4. What are the major impacts of changing demographics on your
cultural sector or industry? What are they expected to be in the
future?
5. What roles should the federal government perform in the future to
support the cultural sector or industries? For example, should the
federal government continue to exercise its role as a legislator,
regulator, owner and operator of national institutions funding
partner, patron of the arts, business developer and promoter? Are
there other roles that it should consider playing?
Attached are the cities and proposed travel dates for the Committee.
Those individuals wishing to appear are asked to identify their areas
of interest and indicate their preference regarding the format of the
meeting (form attached). Please contact the Clerks by January 29,
1999. Written briefs will also be accepted.
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Members of the Committee: Clifford Lincoln, Chair, M.P. for
Lac-Saint-Louis; Mauril Bélanger, M.P. for Ottawa-Vanier; Paul
Bonwick, M.P. for Simcoe-Grey; Sarmite Bulte, M.P. for Parkdale-High
Park; John Godfrey, M.P. for Don Valley West; Joe Jordan, M.P. for
Leeds-Grenville; Raymond Lavigne M.P. for Verdun St. Paul, Eric
Lowther, M.P. for Calgary Centre,Inky Mark (Vice chair), M.P. for
Dauphin-Swan River, Ted McWhinney (Vice-chair, M.P. for
Vancouver-Quadra, Dennis Mills, M.P. for Broadview-Greenwood; Jim An
kiw, M.P. for Saskatoon-Humboldt, Caroline St-Hilaire, M.P. for
Longueuil; Suzanne Tremblay, M.P. for Rimouski-Mitis; Wendy Lill, M.P.
for Darmouth and Mark Muise, M.P. for West Nova.
Eastern Tour
Norm Radford
Clerk of the Committee
180 Wellington Street
Room 640
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A6
Tel.: (613) 996-0506 / 996-1496
Fax: (613) 947-9670
Western Tour
Guyanne L. Desforges
Clerk of the Committee
180 Wellington Street
Room 616
Ottawa, Ont
K1A 0A6
Tel. (613) 996-1496
Fax (613) 995-2106
_________________________________________________________________
OBJECT:
SUJET:
Cultural Policy Study
Étude sur la politique culturelle canadienne
To facilitate the planning of the hearings, it would be appreciated if
you could indicate your area of interest and your preference of the
meeting format.
Afin de faciliter la planification des séances, nous vous serions
reconnaissants de bien vouloir indiquer votre domaine d'intérêt, ainsi
que le format de réunion préféré.
1. Areas of interest / Domaines d'intérêt:
Arts
Heritage / Patrimoine
Cultural Industry / Industrie culturelle
New Technology / Nouvelle technologie
Museum / Musée
Film - Production - Distribution - Recording (audio/video) /
Enregistrement (audio/vidéo) / - Broadcasting /Radiodiffusion -
Publishing (writing) / Éditions (auteur)
Others
2. Meeting Format / Format de réunion:
* Town Hall Meeting / Assemblée publique
Open discussion in an auditorium, theatre style with
several microphones so the public can come up and
address the Committee approximately 5 minutes.
Participants/ Witnesses: unlimited number
Discussion ouverte dans un auditorium/théâtre avec
microphones afin que les participants puissent
s'adresser aux membres du Comité. Approximativement 5
minutes par participant.
Participants / Témoins : nombre illimité
Round Tables / Tables rondes
Informal discussion around a table. No brief
necessary.
Participants/ Witnesses: 8 to 10
Discussion informelle autour d'une table. Pas de
mémoire.
Participants / Témoins : 8 à 10
Panel
Individual presentation followed by a joint
question period.
Participants / witnesses: 3 to 5
Présentation individuelle suivie d'une période de
questions s'adressant à tous les témoins.
Participants / Témoins : 3 à 5
NOTE / NOTA: Please note that the choice of
the format will decide according to the
number of participants.
Veuillez noter que le choix du format
sera décidé en fonction du nombre de
participants.
Please send your confirmation to / Veuillez faire parvenir votre
confirmation à :
Guyanne L. Desforges
Clerk of the Committee / Greffière de Comité
180, rue Wellington Street
Room/Pièce 616
Ottawa, Ont
K1A 0A6
Tel. (613) 996-1496
Fax. (613) 947-9670
E-Mail / courriel: desfog at parl.gc.ca
_________________________________________________________________
PROPOSED TRAVEL SCHEDULE /
HORAIRE DE VOYAGE PROPOSÉ
Group/e A
Group/e B
DATE
EASTERN TOUR
TOURNÉE EST
WESTERN TOUR
TOURNÉE OUEST
Evening sittings: 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Séance durant la soirée: 16 h à 21 h
Monday, February 22, 1999
Le lundi 22 février 1999
St. John's (Nwfld)
St-Jean (T.- N.)
Thunder Bay
Tuesday, February 23, 1999
Le mardi 23 février 1999
Halifax
Winnipeg
Wednesday, February 24, 1999
Le mercredi 24 février 1999
Moncton
Edmonton and/or
Saskatoon*
Thursday, February 25, 1999
Le jeudi 25 février 1999
Montreal
Vancouver
Friday, February 26, 1999
Le vendredi 26 février 1999
Toronto and/or
Windsor*
Whitehorse
Saturday, February 27, 1999
Le samedi 27 février 1999
Whitehorse
(festival)
*To be determined
*À déterminer
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