[Bcma-l] Visual Arts Alliance statement re federal cuts
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> COMMUNIQU=C9 > -> August 13, 2008
> CANADIAN CULTURE AT RISK
> The future of Canada> '> s international reputation is at stake.
> Since taking power in 2006, the Conservative Government has chosen to =
eliminate over $34 Million
> from Cultural and Heritage Granting Programs. The programs affected =
were designed to assist
> artists, arts institutions and not for profit charitable organizations =
in the creation, development,
> promotion and dissemination of Canadian art both nationally and =
internationally.
> The most recent cuts, including a cancellation of the $4.7 Million =
PromArt program and the $9 Million
> Trade Routes program, have seriously crippled the ability of Canadian =
art and artists to travel outside
> our borders. Both of these programs assisted with the export of =
Canadian culture by enabling travel
> and support for artists, authors, performers, designers and the =
creators of films, television and new
> media. Canceling these programs only degrades Canada> '> s reputation =
in the international cultural
> economy.
> The comments made by political representatives of the government at =
the time of the announcement
> undermine the enormous value of Canada> '> s cultural economy, ignore =
the significance of the many
> successes achieved abroad, and underestimate the intelligence of the =
general public by insinuating
> that the grants issued were used for leisure purposes by recipients of =
an immoral or untalented
> nature. In reality, well over 300 grants from the Department of =
Foreign Affairs alone were issued to
> recognized artists and arts organizations with the purpose of =
advancing interest in, understanding of
> and business with our cultural community; a community that defines the =
multifaceted Canadian
> identity, with a freedom of expression we claim to promote across the =
world.
> Projects funded through these grants instill pride in Canadians, =
representing the many views, tastes,
> styles and media of Canadian art. The funds assisted artists, =
organizations and institutions in bringing
> Canadian art to the world, and bringing the world to Canadian art. The =
Department of Foreign Affairs> '>=20
> International Cultural Relations Division alone connected Canada to =
over sixty countries in only one
> year. Many of these and other countries across the world support and =
understand the relevance of
> cultural diplomacy as big business, which offers exceptional return on =
investment.
> The export of Canadian culture has a direct, positive effect on our =
economy, one which is not limited
> to our cultural sector. It allows international audiences the =
opportunity to relate with Canada on a
> more intimate basis by showcasing a taste of what we have to offer. =
Promotion of our multicultural,
> cosmopolitan, talented and vibrant culture results in increased =
tourism. Equally important, cultural
> export expands the marketplace for our cultural community, leading to =
increased support and new
> opportunities for our artists, performers, filmmakers, authors and =
more.
> Canada> '> s cultural economy, a $40 billion annual business, is =
fuelled by vibrant, passionate,
> hardworking and dedicated taxpaying individuals. Their contribution to =
the economy of our country is
> worth no less than the contributions of workers in other fields of =
business. Their efforts to bring
> 1
> attention to Canada through international touring and presentation =
should be applauded, as they are
> dedicated to building a multifaceted, multicultural, engaging and =
enlightening international reputation
> for Canada through Canadian art.
> Canadian sovereignty is not only a matter of defending our borders. It =
is about affirming who we are
> and what we stand for as a people. By undermining the work of artists =
and institutions, the decadesold
> respected cultural reputation for Canada abroad is damaged. The =
government should be aware
> of the impression these cuts give: that we have no identity worth =
affirming, that we have no values>=20
> worth defending, and that we have no place on the international stage. =
Is this what we want to show
> the world?
>=20
>=20
> COMMUNIQU=C9 > -> Le 13 ao=FBt 2008
> LA CULTURE CANADIENNE EN P=C9RIL
> La r=E9putation internationale du Canada est en jeu.
> Depuis son arriv=E9e au pouvoir en 2006, le gouvernement conservateur =
a choisi de retrancher plus de
> 34 millions de dollars de programmes de subvention =E0 la culture et =
au patrimoine. Ces programmes
> =E9taient con=E7us pour soutenir les artistes, les institutions et les =
organismes artistiques sans but lucratif
> dans la cr=E9ation, le d=E9veloppement, la promotion et la diffusion =
des arts d> '> ici, tant au pays qu> '> =E0
> l> '> =E9tranger.
> Les plus r=E9centes coupures, y compris l> '> annulation des =
programmes PromArt de 4,7!millions!$ et
> Routes commerciales de 9!millions!$, r=E9duisent drastiquement les =
possibilit=E9s que nos artistes et leur
> travail soient pr=E9sent=E9s hors de nos fronti=E8res. Ces deux =
programmes soutenaient l> '> exportation de la
> culture canadienne en facilitant les voyages =E0 l> '> =E9tranger pour =
des artistes, des auteurs, des
> performeurs, des designers et des concepteurs de films, de =
t=E9l=E9vision et de nouveaux m=E9dias.
> L> '> abandon de ces programmes ne fait que ternir la r=E9putation du =
Canada dans l> '> =E9conomie culturelle
> internationale.
> Les commentaires =E9mis par les repr=E9sentants du gouvernement lors =
de l> '> annonce de ces coupures
> nient l> '> importance =E9conomique de la culture au Canada, ignorent =
nos nombreux succ=E8s =E0 l> '> =E9tranger
> et, en insinuant que ces subventions =E9taient vers=E9es pour les =
loisirs de r=E9cipiendaires immoraux ou
> sans talent, sous-estiment gravement l> '> intelligence du grand =
public. En r=E9alit=E9, plus de 300
> subventions vers=E9es par le minist=E8re des Affaires =E9trang=E8res =
seulement l> '> ont =E9t=E9 =E0 des artistes ou =E0
> des organismes reconnus, afin de susciter l> '> int=E9r=EAt pour notre =
culture, de la faire rayonner et de
> favoriser les occasions d> '> affaires pour le milieu de la culture. =
Ce milieu m=EAme qui forge l> '> identit=E9
> canadienne, avec une libert=E9 d> '> expression dont nous faisons la =
promotion partout sur la plan=E8te.
> Les projets soutenus par ces subventions font la fiert=E9 du Canada et =
repr=E9sentent la diversit=E9 de
> points de vue, de tendances, de styles et de m=E9dias de l> '> art =
canadien. Ces fonds soutenaient les
> artistes, les organismes et les institutions pour montrer l> '> art =
canadien au monde entier, et pour
> montrer l> '> art du monde entier au Canada. La Direction des =
relations culturelles internationales du
> minist=E8re des Affaires =E9trang=E8res, =E0 elle seule, faisait le =
lien entre le Canada et plus de soixante pays
> en une ann=E9e seulement. Plusieurs de ces pays, et d> '> autres =
encore, comprennent l> '> importance de la
> diplomatie culturelle pour brasser des affaires et le rendement =
exceptionnel du capital investi.
> L> '> exportation de la culture canadienne a une influence directe et =
positive sur notre =E9conomie, qui n> '> est
> pas limit=E9e au secteur culturel. Elle donne =E0 la population =
mondiale l> '> occasion de mieux conna=EEtre le
> Canada, en lui offrant une exp=E9rience intimiste de ce que nous avons =
=E0 offrir. La promotion de la
> vitalit=E9 de notre culture, de sa riche diversit=E9, favorise l> '> =
accroissement du tourisme. Tout aussi
> important, l> '> exportation de notre culture ouvre des march=E9s et =
apporte soutien et occasions de
> rayonnement =E0 nos artistes, interpr=E8tes, cin=E9astes, auteurs, de =
m=EAme qu'=E0 tout le milieu culturel.
> 3
> L> '> =E9conomie culturelle canadienne > -> !une affaire de quelque 40 =
milliards de dollars par ann=E9e!> ->=20
> fourmille d> '> individus engag=E9s, passionn=E9s et d=E9vou=E9s =E0 =
la t=E2che, qui eux aussi paient taxes et imp=F4ts.
> Leur contribution =E0 l> '> =E9conomie de notre pays est tout aussi =
valable que celle des travailleurs d> '> autres
> secteurs. Leurs efforts pour attirer l> '> attention sur le Canada, =
par des tourn=E9es et des pr=E9sentations
> internationales, m=E9ritent d> '> =EAtre appuy=E9s. Ce sont eux qui, =
par leur travail, construisent cette r> =E9putation
> de diversit=E9, de multiculturalisme et d> '> ouverture sur le monde =
pour laquelle le Canada est reconnu
> internationalement.
> La souverainet=E9 du Canada n> '> est pas qu> '> une question de =
d=E9fense de nos fronti=E8res. C> '> est d> '> abord
> l> '> affirmation de ce que nous sommes et de ce que nous pr=F4nons =
comme soci=E9t=E9. En minant le travail
> des artistes et des institutions, ces coupures de programmes ruinent =
la r=E9putation que la culture
> canadienne s> '> est taill=E9e =E0 l> '> =E9tranger, au fil de =
plusieurs d=E9cennies. Le gouvernement devrait se rendre
> compte du message que ces coupures v=E9hiculent!: celui que nous n> '> =
avons pas d> '> identit=E9 qu> '> il vaille la
> peine d> '> affirmer, que nous n> '> avons pas de valeurs =E0 =
promouvoir ni de place sur la sc=E8ne
> internationale. Est-ce bien ce que nous voulons montrer =E0 la face du =
monde?
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> THE CULTURAL COMMUNITY RESPONDS / LES R=C9ACTIONS DU MILIEU CULTUREL
> "Abolishing this program is the equivalent of killing the entire =
culture market abroad"
> - Alain Dancyger, head of the Les Grand Ballets Canadiens in reference =
to PromArt
> "> Canceling the cultural diplomacy budgets for ideological and moral =
reasons is probably the littlest,
> meanest, most ridiculous and most representative decision Canada's New =
Government has made.> "> > ->=20
> Todd Babiak, The Edmonton Journal
> "> The wholesale elimination of PromArt and Trade Routes is neither =
selective nor judicious. And while it
> constitutes the federal government's latest offensive in its apparent =
war on culture, it also displays
> breathtaking ignorance of a subject the Tories, above all others, =
should know by heart: Commerce.> ">=20
> -> Alec Bruce, The Times & Transcript
> =AB!Pour Nassib El-Husseini, des 7 doigts de la main, "annuler le =
programme de promotion des arts est
> une erreur pour trois raisons : on ne pourra plus tourner autant, le =
Canada perd une faramineuse
> occasion d'=E9tablir des relations publiques et les ambassades perdent =
un outil"!=BB - H=E9l=E8ne Buzzetti, Le
> Devoir
> "> ...> if we want our voice to have influence in the rest of the =
world, to be the moral beacon we believe it
> is, that requires marketing Brand Canada. Sending artists and writers =
abroad is an integral part of that
> marketing that happens to be extremely cost-effective.> ">=20
> - Simon Houpt, The Globe & Mail
> "> VoCA finds it depressing - no, it> '> s deplorable - to think, that =
at a time when virtually EVERYONE not
> living under a rock recognizes the importance and value of the arts, > =
...> that our Prime Minister still
> doesn> '> t get it.> "> - Andrea Carson, www.viewoncanadiancart.com
> =AB!La r=E9alit=E9, c'est tout simplement que les conservateurs =
n'aiment pas les artistes. Ils ne s'int=E9ressent
> pas =E0 la culture, point =E0 ligne. [> ...> ] La plupart des grands =
pays pratiquent une diplomatie culturelle
> dont les fers de lance sont leurs artistes et leurs intellectuels.[> =
...> ] Le programme de Routes
> commerciales =E9tait un peu l'=E9quivalent pour les milieux culturels =
de ce qu'est pour les entreprises
> manufacturi=E8res Exportation et d=E9veloppement Canada. Dans l'esprit =
des conservateurs, si les
> artistes ont un vrai talent, ils n'auront pas de difficult=E9 =E0 se =
faire reconna=EEtre =E0 l'=E9tranger. Quid donc
> l'aide apport=E9e =E0 Bombardier pour son nouvel appareil appel=E9 =
CSeries.!=BB - Bernard Desc=F4teaux,
> =E9ditorialiste, Le Devoir
> "I can't believe they would be so stupid. It's just provocative."
> - Alain Pineau, National Director of the Canadian Conference of the =
Arts in reference to the cuts to
> PromArt and Trade Routes
> "> What is equally problematic here is that the recipients of these =
grants, be they Inuit carvers or
> Toronto rockers are being demonized for applying to, and receiving =
support, from a program
=20
> developed, sanctioned and administered by the Government of Canada.> =
">=20
> - Duncan McKie, President and CEO, Canadian Independent Record =
Production Association
> "This is going to really erode the ability of artists to get their =
work on the international stage." - Claire
> Hopkinson, Executive Director, Toronto Arts Council
> =AB!Nos artistes sont nos meilleurs ambassadeurs.! On n'a pas =E0 =
juger du contenu de leur cr=E9ation, il y
> a une d=E9marche artistique qu'on se doit de respecter. On ne peut =
=E9voquer des arguments [comme
> ceux avanc=E9s par Ottawa]. Les demandes de subventions sont =
=E9valu=E9es par des gens comp=E9tents.
> Qu'un groupe ou l'autre ne fasse pas l'affaire ne change rien au =
portrait.!=BB - Christine Saint-Pierre,
> ministre de la Culture du Qu=E9bec, cit=E9e par Guillaume =
Bourgault-C=F4t=E9, Le Devoir
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<P><B><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Bold">COMMUNIQU=C9</FONT> <FONT =
FACE=3D"Tahoma">—</FONT><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Bold"> August =
13, 2008</FONT></B>
<BR><B><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Bold">CANADIAN CULTURE AT =
RISK</FONT></B>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">The future of Canada’s =
international reputation is at stake.</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">Since taking power in 2006, the =
Conservative Government has chosen to eliminate over $34 Million</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">from Cultural and Heritage =
Granting Programs. The programs affected were designed to assist</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">artists, arts institutions and =
not for profit charitable organizations in the creation, =
development,</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">promotion and dissemination of =
Canadian art both nationally and internationally.</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">The most recent cuts, including a =
cancellation of the $4.7 Million PromArt program and the $9 =
Million</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">Trade Routes program, have =
seriously crippled the ability of Canadian art and artists to travel =
outside</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">our borders. Both of these =
programs assisted with the export of Canadian culture by enabling =
travel</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">and support for artists, authors, =
performers, designers and the creators of films, television and =
new</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">media. Canceling these programs =
only degrades Canada’s reputation in the international =
cultural</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">economy.</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">The comments made by political =
representatives of the government at the time of the announcement</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">undermine the enormous value of =
Canada’s cultural economy, ignore the significance of the =
many</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">successes achieved abroad, and =
underestimate the intelligence of the general public by =
insinuating</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">that the grants issued were used =
for leisure purposes by recipients of an immoral or untalented</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">nature. In reality, well over 300 =
grants from the Department of Foreign Affairs alone were issued =
to</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">recognized artists and arts =
organizations with the purpose of advancing interest in, understanding =
of</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">and business with our cultural =
community; a community that defines the multifaceted Canadian</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">identity, with a freedom of =
expression we claim to promote across the world.</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">Projects funded through these =
grants instill pride in Canadians, representing the many views, =
tastes,</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">styles and media of Canadian art. =
The funds assisted artists, organizations and institutions in =
bringing</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">Canadian art to the world, and =
bringing the world to Canadian art. The Department of Foreign =
Affairs’</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">International Cultural Relations =
Division alone connected Canada to over sixty countries in only =
one</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">year. Many of these and other =
countries across the world support and understand the relevance =
of</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">cultural diplomacy as big =
business, which offers exceptional return on investment.</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">The export of Canadian culture =
has a direct, positive effect on our economy, one which is not =
limited</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">to our cultural sector. It allows =
international audiences the opportunity to relate with Canada on =
a</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">more intimate basis by showcasing =
a taste of what we have to offer. Promotion of our multicultural,</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">cosmopolitan, talented and =
vibrant culture results in increased tourism. Equally important, =
cultural</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">export expands the marketplace =
for our cultural community, leading to increased support and new</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">opportunities for our artists, =
performers, filmmakers, authors and more.</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">Canada’s cultural economy, =
a $40 billion annual business, is fuelled by vibrant, passionate,</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">hardworking and dedicated =
taxpaying individuals. Their contribution to the economy of our country =
is</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">worth no less than the =
contributions of workers in other fields of business. Their efforts to =
bring</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Helvetica">1</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">attention to Canada through =
international touring and presentation should be applauded, as they =
are</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">dedicated to building a =
multifaceted, multicultural, engaging and enlightening international =
reputation</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">for Canada through Canadian =
art.</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">Canadian sovereignty is not only =
a matter of defending our borders. It is about affirming who we =
are</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">and what we stand for as a =
people. By undermining the work of artists and institutions, the =
decadesold</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">respected cultural reputation for =
Canada abroad is damaged. The government should be aware</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">of the impression these cuts =
give: that we have no identity worth affirming, that we have no =
values</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">worth defending, and that we have =
no place on the international stage. Is this what we want to show</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">the world?</FONT>
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<BR>
<P><B><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Bold">COMMUNIQU=C9</FONT> <FONT =
FACE=3D"Tahoma">—</FONT><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Bold"> Le 13 =
ao=FBt 2008</FONT></B>
<BR><B><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Bold">LA CULTURE CANADIENNE EN =
P=C9RIL</FONT></B>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">La r=E9putation internationale du =
Canada est en jeu.</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">Depuis son arriv=E9e au pouvoir =
en 2006, le gouvernement conservateur a choisi de retrancher plus =
de</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">34 millions de dollars de =
programmes de subvention =E0 la culture et au patrimoine. Ces =
programmes</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">=E9taient con=E7us pour soutenir =
les artistes, les institutions et les organismes artistiques sans but =
lucratif</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">dans la cr=E9ation, le =
d=E9veloppement, la promotion et la diffusion des arts d’ici, tant =
au pays qu’=E0</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">l’=E9tranger.</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">Les plus r=E9centes coupures, y =
compris l’annulation des programmes PromArt de 4,7</FONT><FONT =
FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">!</FONT><FONT =
FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">millions</FONT><FONT =
FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">!</FONT><FONT =
FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">$ et</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">Routes commerciales de =
9</FONT><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">!</FONT><FONT =
FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">millions</FONT><FONT =
FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">!</FONT><FONT =
FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">$, r=E9duisent drastiquement les =
possibilit=E9s que nos artistes et leur</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">travail soient pr=E9sent=E9s hors =
de nos fronti=E8res. Ces deux programmes soutenaient l’exportation =
de la</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">culture canadienne en facilitant =
les voyages =E0 l’=E9tranger pour des artistes, des auteurs, =
des</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">performeurs, des designers et des =
concepteurs de films, de t=E9l=E9vision et de nouveaux m=E9dias.</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">L’abandon de ces programmes =
ne fait que ternir la r=E9putation du Canada dans l’=E9conomie =
culturelle</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">internationale.</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">Les commentaires =E9mis par les =
repr=E9sentants du gouvernement lors de l’annonce de ces =
coupures</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">nient l’importance =
=E9conomique de la culture au Canada, ignorent nos nombreux succ=E8s =E0 =
l’=E9tranger</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">et, en insinuant que ces =
subventions =E9taient vers=E9es pour les loisirs de r=E9cipiendaires =
immoraux ou</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">sans talent, sous-estiment =
gravement l’intelligence du grand public. En r=E9alit=E9, plus de =
300</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">subventions vers=E9es par le =
minist=E8re des Affaires =E9trang=E8res seulement l’ont =E9t=E9 =
=E0 des artistes ou =E0</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">des organismes reconnus, afin de =
susciter l’int=E9r=EAt pour notre culture, de la faire rayonner et =
de</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">favoriser les occasions =
d’affaires pour le milieu de la culture. Ce milieu m=EAme qui =
forge l’identit=E9</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">canadienne, avec une libert=E9 =
d’expression dont nous faisons la promotion partout sur la =
plan=E8te.</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">Les projets soutenus par ces =
subventions font la fiert=E9 du Canada et repr=E9sentent la diversit=E9 =
de</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">points de vue, de tendances, de =
styles et de m=E9dias de l’art canadien. Ces fonds soutenaient =
les</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">artistes, les organismes et les =
institutions pour montrer l’art canadien au monde entier, et =
pour</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">montrer l’art du monde =
entier au Canada. La Direction des relations culturelles internationales =
du</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">minist=E8re des Affaires =
=E9trang=E8res, =E0 elle seule, faisait le lien entre le Canada et plus =
de soixante pays</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">en une ann=E9e seulement. =
Plusieurs de ces pays, et d’autres encore, comprennent =
l’importance de la</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">diplomatie culturelle pour =
brasser des affaires et le rendement exceptionnel du capital =
investi.</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">L’exportation de la culture =
canadienne a une influence directe et positive sur notre =E9conomie, qui =
n’est</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">pas limit=E9e au secteur =
culturel. Elle donne =E0 la population mondiale l’occasion de =
mieux conna=EEtre le</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">Canada, en lui offrant une =
exp=E9rience intimiste de ce que nous avons =E0 offrir. La promotion de =
la</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">vitalit=E9 de notre culture, de =
sa riche diversit=E9, favorise l’accroissement du tourisme. Tout =
aussi</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">important, l’exportation de =
notre culture ouvre des march=E9s et apporte soutien et occasions =
de</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">rayonnement =E0 nos artistes, =
interpr=E8tes, cin=E9astes, auteurs, de m=EAme qu'=E0 tout le milieu =
culturel.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Helvetica">3</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">L’=E9conomie culturelle =
canadienne</FONT> <FONT FACE=3D"Tahoma">—</FONT><FONT =
FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">!</FONT><FONT =
FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">une affaire de quelque 40 milliards de =
dollars par ann=E9e</FONT><FONT =
FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">!</FONT><FONT =
FACE=3D"Tahoma">—</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">fourmille d’individus =
engag=E9s, passionn=E9s et d=E9vou=E9s =E0 la t=E2che, qui eux aussi =
paient taxes et imp=F4ts.</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">Leur contribution =E0 =
l’=E9conomie de notre pays est tout aussi valable que celle des =
travailleurs d’autres</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">secteurs. Leurs efforts pour =
attirer l’attention sur le Canada, par des tourn=E9es et des =
pr=E9sentations</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">internationales, m=E9ritent =
d’=EAtre appuy=E9s. Ce sont eux qui, par leur travail, =
construisent cette r=E9putation</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">de diversit=E9, de =
multiculturalisme et d’ouverture sur le monde pour laquelle le =
Canada est reconnu</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">internationalement.</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">La souverainet=E9 du Canada =
n’est pas qu’une question de d=E9fense de nos fronti=E8res. =
C’est d’abord</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">l’affirmation de ce que =
nous sommes et de ce que nous pr=F4nons comme soci=E9t=E9. En minant le =
travail</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">des artistes et des institutions, =
ces coupures de programmes ruinent la r=E9putation que la culture</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">canadienne s’est taill=E9e =
=E0 l’=E9tranger, au fil de plusieurs d=E9cennies. Le gouvernement =
devrait se rendre</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">compte du message que ces =
coupures v=E9hiculent</FONT><FONT =
FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">!</FONT><FONT =
FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">: celui que nous n’avons pas =
d’identit=E9 qu’il vaille la</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">peine d’affirmer, que nous =
n’avons pas de valeurs =E0 promouvoir ni de place sur la =
sc=E8ne</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">internationale. Est-ce bien ce =
que nous voulons montrer =E0 la face du monde?</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Helvetica">4</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Bold">THE CULTURAL COMMUNITY RESPONDS =
/ LES R=C9ACTIONS DU MILIEU CULTUREL</FONT></B>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">"Abolishing this program is =
the equivalent of killing the entire culture market abroad"</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">- Alain Dancyger, head of the Les =
Grand Ballets Canadiens in reference to PromArt</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">“Canceling the cultural =
diplomacy budgets for ideological and moral reasons is probably the =
littlest,</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">meanest, most ridiculous and most =
representative decision Canada's New Government has made.”</FONT> =
<FONT FACE=3D"Tahoma">–</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">Todd Babiak, The Edmonton =
Journal</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">“The wholesale elimination =
of PromArt and Trade Routes is neither selective nor judicious. And =
while it</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">constitutes the federal =
government's latest offensive in its apparent war on culture, it also =
displays</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">breathtaking ignorance of a =
subject the Tories, above all others, should know by heart: =
Commerce.”</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"Tahoma">–</FONT><FONT =
FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light"> Alec Bruce, The Times & =
Transcript</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">=AB</FONT><FONT =
FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">!</FONT><FONT =
FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">Pour Nassib El-Husseini, des 7 doigts de la =
main, "annuler le programme de promotion des arts est</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">une erreur pour trois raisons : =
on ne pourra plus tourner autant, le Canada perd une faramineuse</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">occasion d'=E9tablir des =
relations publiques et les ambassades perdent un outil"</FONT><FONT =
FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">!</FONT><FONT =
FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">=BB - H=E9l=E8ne Buzzetti, Le</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">Devoir</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">“…if we want our =
voice to have influence in the rest of the world, to be the moral beacon =
we believe it</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">is, that requires marketing Brand =
Canada. Sending artists and writers abroad is an integral part of =
that</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">marketing that happens to be =
extremely cost-effective.”</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">- Simon Houpt, The Globe & =
Mail</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">“VoCA finds it depressing - =
no, it’s deplorable - to think, that at a time when virtually =
EVERYONE not</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">living under a rock recognizes =
the importance and value of the arts, …that our Prime Minister =
still</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">doesn’t get it.” - =
Andrea Carson, </FONT><A =
HREF=3D"file://www.viewoncanadiancart.com"><U><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" =
FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">www.viewoncanadiancart.com</FONT></U></A>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">=AB</FONT><FONT =
FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">!</FONT><FONT =
FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">La r=E9alit=E9, c'est tout simplement que =
les conservateurs n'aiment pas les artistes. Ils ne =
s'int=E9ressent</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">pas =E0 la culture, point =E0 =
ligne. […] La plupart des grands pays pratiquent une diplomatie =
culturelle</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">dont les fers de lance sont leurs =
artistes et leurs intellectuels.[…] Le programme de Routes</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">commerciales =E9tait un peu =
l'=E9quivalent pour les milieux culturels de ce qu'est pour les =
entreprises</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">manufacturi=E8res Exportation et =
d=E9veloppement Canada. Dans l'esprit des conservateurs, si les</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">artistes ont un vrai talent, ils =
n'auront pas de difficult=E9 =E0 se faire reconna=EEtre =E0 =
l'=E9tranger. Quid donc</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">l'aide apport=E9e =E0 Bombardier =
pour son nouvel appareil appel=E9 CSeries.</FONT><FONT =
FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">!</FONT><FONT =
FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">=BB - Bernard Desc=F4teaux,</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">=E9ditorialiste, Le Devoir</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">"I can't believe they would =
be so stupid. It's just provocative."</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">- Alain Pineau, National Director =
of the Canadian Conference of the Arts in reference to the cuts =
to</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">PromArt and Trade Routes</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">“What is equally =
problematic here is that the recipients of these grants, be they Inuit =
carvers or</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">Toronto rockers are being =
demonized for applying to, and receiving support, from a program</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"></FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">developed, sanctioned and =
administered by the Government of Canada.”</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">- Duncan McKie, President and =
CEO, Canadian Independent Record Production Association</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">"This is going to really =
erode the ability of artists to get their work on the international =
stage." - Claire</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">Hopkinson, Executive Director, =
Toronto Arts Council</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">=AB</FONT><FONT =
FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">!</FONT><FONT =
FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">Nos artistes sont nos meilleurs =
ambassadeurs.</FONT><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">!</FONT> <FONT =
FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">On n'a pas =E0 juger du contenu de leur =
cr=E9ation, il y</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">a une d=E9marche artistique qu'on =
se doit de respecter. On ne peut =E9voquer des arguments [comme</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">ceux avanc=E9s par Ottawa]. Les =
demandes de subventions sont =E9valu=E9es par des gens =
comp=E9tents.</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">Qu'un groupe ou l'autre ne fasse =
pas l'affaire ne change rien au portrait.</FONT><FONT =
FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">!</FONT><FONT =
FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">=BB - Christine Saint-Pierre,</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"HelveticaNeue-Light">ministre de la Culture du =
Qu=E9bec, cit=E9e par Guillaume Bourgault-C=F4t=E9, Le Devoir</FONT>
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