CCA Election Monitor: Week 5
Friday, April 29, 2011
Following a historic non-confidence motion that brought down Canada’s 40th Parliament, the 2011 federal election will take place on May 2. As part of our election coverage, the Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA) will be providing a weekly media monitoring report that provides news stories, resources and event listings that are relevant to the arts, culture and heritage sector during this campaign period.
Please note that during the 2011 federal election, the CCA will operate under the Federal Election Rules of Engagement approved by the CCA Board of Governors. These rules reinforce the non-partisan character of the information and other services that the CCA will provide during the campaign.
Time has flown by as we are already approaching the end of the 2011 election campaign. On Monday, Canadians will head to the polls to decide the future direction our country. Contrary to the surprising editorial in yesterday’s Globe and Mail, this campaign has turned out to be one of the most exciting and puzzling to date. We will not likely know the election results until late on Monday night and in the following weeks, it will be interesting to see the various analyses on the impact of social media on the campaign.
Go Vote!
Voter turnout at last weekend’s advanced pool was up by 34 per cent compared to 2008. We can only hope that this level of civic engagement continues on May 2. The CCA urges you all to not only exercise your right, but fulfill your responsibility to vote! This is the most fundamental action in a democracy, one that will help orient the future of the country. If you have any questions or concerns about the voting process, visit Elections Canada’s website.
Media Monitoring
After a slow start, over the last two weeks, the cultural sector has garnered more attention from the political parties and the media.
Conservative Party
Conservative Party of Canada, April 24, 2011
canoe.ca, April 24, 2011
Bryn Weese
Radio-Canada, April 24, 2011
Copyright- C-32
ZeroPaid, April 26, 2011
Drew Wilson
Arts and culture during the election
OpenFile, April 26, 2011
Jeff Kubik
SEE, April 28, 2011
Kathleen Bell
Élections fédérales - Murmure culturel (available in French only)
Le Devoir, April 26, 2011
Marie-Andrée Chouinard
The Vancouver Sun, April 27, 2011
Jamie Portman
Rue Frontenac, April 21, 2011
Claude Giguère
Advocacy
Georgia Straight, April 21, 2011
Jessica Werb
Ottawa Citizen, April 27, 2011
Peter Hum
Resources
Canadian Conference of the Arts
The CCA has been active in maintaining a Federal Election webpage that features all of the election-related resources we have published over the last five weeks, in addition to other useful links. The page includes: bulletins on cultural funding under the 40th Parliament and comparisons of political platforms; party responses to our election questionnaire; the CCA’s Doorstep Kit; and more! We encourage you to visit our site to keep informed on the relevant issues before voting.
Culture Montréal
Following a communiqué it issued in support of the cultural sector’s common electoral platform, Culture Montréal received a response from the Liberal Party, further reinforcing its arts platform.
Read the full response here. (available in French only)
Q
Yesterday on CBC’s Q, Jian Ghomeshi hosted a debate on arts and culture in the election, featuring Charlie Angus (NDP), Dean Del Mastro (Conservative) and Bob Rae (Liberal). Following the short debate, each participant had the opportunity to have their final say and explain what they would do to promote arts and culture and how their party could best meet the needs of the cultural sector.
Listen to the full debate here (segment begins at 00:24).
Labels: Election 2011
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