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Make your Support for the Arts Known in Etobicoke-Lakeshore

Sun 21 Sep 2008.

Yesterday Jack Layton addressed the immense cuts to Arts and Culture funding that has happened under the Conservative government. The NDP is committed to supporting artists and arts organizations across Canada and in this community.

The Etobicoke-Lakeshore neighbourhood has a thriving and exciting arts scene


  • • For more than 30 years Arts Etobicoke has delivered programs in our community that engage and encourage young people to become artists. The First Cuts Film Festival and the urbanNOISE arts festival are both extremely successful events produced by Arts Etobicoke.
    • The Etobicoke School of the Arts on Royal York Road is instrumental in providing education and support to tomorrow’s great artists. They have demonstrated again and again how the Arts are irreplaceable in teaching young people and helping to develop young minds.
    • Hundreds of artists, musicians, writers, filmmakers and art producers live in South Etobicoke and their contributions to the culture of Canada is immense. They deserve to be supported and encouraged to continue to follow their passion and their livelihood.

    If elected Prime Minister, Layton promised New Democrats will:
    Introduce income-averaging for artists, modeled directly on long-standing practice in the province of Quebec
    • Provide an annual federal tax exemption of $20,000 for income earned from copyright and residuals income.
    • Reform the CRTC to ensure that prime time television in French and in English is written, directed, stars, and is about Canada and Canadians
    • Provide Radio-Canada and CBC with stable, secure and adequate funding.
    • Protect and properly fund Telefilm and the Canadian Television Fund.
    • Protect and properly fund the Canada Council.
    • Reverse Mr. Harper’s $45 million cutback to culture.

    By voting for Liam McHugh-Russell, you are demonstrating your support of the Arts in your community by voting for the party that is actively defending the arts and culture, in Etobioke and across Canada. As Mr. Layton says, “We aren’t going to let Mr. Harper turn the lights out on our stories, our heart, our soul.”


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About Liam McHugh-Russell, J.D.

Fri 19 Sep 2008.

Liam McHugh-Russell grew up in Mimico and understands the issues dear to Etobicoke Lakeshore communities.

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