Culture Stakeholder Presentations to Federal Pre-Budget Hearings

The House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Finance has begun pre-Budget consultations for the next Federal budget, details are in the committee’s announcement here.  The questions Canadians are being asked to consider are:

1. What federal tax and program spending measures are needed to ensure prosperity and a sustainable future for Canadians from an economic, social and/or environmental perspective?

2. What federal stimulus measures have been effective and how might relatively ineffective measures be changed to ensure that they have the intended effects?

While those interested in appearing before the committee had to submit a written brief by July 31st, the first four sessions are online in video form here.  Hearings are happening across the country from Sept 14th to October 21.

A number of culture stakeholders have already presented their views on federal arts/cultural spending – see list below. The full list of witnesses from which this has been extracted is attached at the end.  Those appearing to date have published parts or all of their written submissions. See.:
o    ACTRA
o    Canadian Conference of the Arts
o    Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences
o    Directors Guild of Canada
o    Orchestras Canada: not yet posted, but refer here 
o    Canadian Arts Presenting Association (CAPACOA)
 
Further submissions will be available as the hearings proceed.