Canadian Arts Coalition Presents Recommendations to Finance Committee
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The first North American tour of Come from Away. Image: Matthew Murphy.
On Friday, August 7, the Canadian Arts Coalition presented its submission for the pre-budget consultations in advance of the 2021 budget for the Federal Finance Committee.
Out of COVID-19: Creating a truly representative, equitable and inclusive arts ecology provides the committee with a solid background of how the greater Canadian arts ecology can be supported, with the following recommendations:
Dedicate funds to enable a safe, green re-opening of arts venues and encourage the public to return to the live arts;
Address systemic racism in arts funding by providing funds to ensure enhanced interim, ongoing operational and project funding for Indigenous, racialized, deaf and disabled and community based arts organizations;
Extend income support programs, including EI and CEWS and develop a Universal Basic income;
Invest in innovations in digital creation that enhance financial stability;
Engage the private sector in the recovery by increasing the charitable tax credit.
