Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.) confirmed that $50 million has been added to the initial funding for the Short-Term Compensation Fund for Canadian Audiovisual Productions. The fund was launched last fall to support audiovisual industry productions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The full release is available online. Call 819-994-9101. Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth Bardish … Read more
Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.) hosted a videoconference with Paul Fletcher, Australian Minister of Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts, Annika Saarikko, Finnish Minister of Science and Culture, Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin, French Minister of Culture, and Dr. Günter Winands, German Deputy Minister of State for Culture and the Media. They discussed the importance of promoting … Read more
Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.) and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and President of the Queen’s Privy Council Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) informed Canadians about the organizations benefiting from federal support from the Digital Citizen Contribution Program. Guilbeault met with Concordia University – Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights and the organization ISOC-Québec in … Read more
Liberal MP Lenore Zann (Cumberland-Colchester, N.S.) announced $1,193,801 in funding for the Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre in Nova Scotia. The Government of Canada support is through the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund. The full release is available online. Call 819-994-9101.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources Paul Lefebvre (Sudbury, Ont.) announced that the Government of Canada is providing $500,000 in funding to the City of Greater Sudbury for the advancement of its Junction East project. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-7788.
Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth Bardish Chagger (Waterloo, Ont.) issued the following statement: “Today marks the beginning of Black History Month, a time when we recognize and celebrate the enormous contributions that Black communities in Canada have made for over 400 years, and continue to make, in all sectors of society. It also … Read more
Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth Bardish Chagger (Waterloo, Ont.) issued the following statement: “Today, Canadians mark the fourth anniversary of an act of terror at the Quebec City Islamic Cultural Centre’s Grand Mosque in Sainte-Foy. In this place of worship, shortly after the evening prayer, six people—sons, brothers, husbands, fathers, uncles, and friends—were … Read more
Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.), together with Zach Churchill, Nova Scotia Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, and a representative from the Pomquet Area Cultural Recreation Community Development Association, announced funding for the Centre culturel et communautaire de Pomquet infrastructure and school expansion project. The Government of Canada will invest $3,441,270 in this project. The … Read more
Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth Bardish Chagger (Waterloo, Ont.) issued the following statement: “Today, in Canada and around the world, we honour the more than 6 million Jews persecuted and murdered during the Holocaust. Countless other innocent people were also victims of the Nazi regime’s atrocities because of their ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation, disabilities, … Read more
Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth Bardish Chagger (Waterloo, Ont.) issued the following statement: “Today is World Day for African and Afrodescendant Culture. It is a day for us to highlight the contributions of the many living cultures of the African continent and the African diasporas around the world, as well as their role … Read more
