Moving Forward: Balancing Priorities and Making Choices for the Economy of the Twenty-First Century
Source : House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance
Excerpts from the Report of the Standing Committee
December 13, 2004[...]
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Witnesses also suggested that the upcoming federal budget should include an increased and stable funding commitment to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for at least the next five years, arguing that the Corporation’s role within the broadcasting system has been weakened by a lack of funding in past years. It was also pointed out that the Corporation allocates a large share of its prime-time programming to Canadian-produced television shows, unlike the majority of English-speaking privately owned Canadian television networks.
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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.
Moreover, the government should increase funding for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Radio-Canada.
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Related Documents
November 22, 2004 - House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance: Transcript of Roundtable Discussions
Transcript of presentations to Finance Committee pre-budget consultations by FRIENDS and others.
November 22, 2004 - Policy Brief: Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance
FRIENDS tells Finance Committee pre-budget consultations that CBC needs $100 million in new funding annually if it is to adequately discharge its local and regional responsibilities under the Broadcasting Act.
