New coalition demands sustainable cultural, media industries

MONTREAL – A coalition of cultural organizations have banded together in “an urgent appeal” to press the federal government to shore up and protect Canada’s cultural and media industries in the digital era.In a declaration entitled Continuity, Fairness, Support, the groups lay out three principles that they say should guide any new policy development, referencing Heritage Minister Joly’s pending CanCon policy review decisions as well as the Quebec government’s review of its cultural policy and digital strategy.The emergence of Internet giants such as Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Spotify have further disrupted the culture and communications sectors that are still...