DISCOVERABILITY: “I really urge you to think outside of the box”

Heritage Minister says culture spending can lead to economic growthTORONTO – The federal government is turning its attention to overhauling the laws and regulations governing the cultural sector in Canada because it sees creativity as the driving force behind innovation, which will drive the growth of the Canadian economy, Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly told delegates at the CRTC and NFB’s Discoverability Summit in Toronto on Tuesday.While noting that the government has promised a $1.9 billion investment in arts and culture over the next five years – the first G7 country to make such an investment, she added – it’s not...