Budget criticized for not providing stable funding to CTF, CBC, Telefilm

OTTAWA – Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s budget was criticized Monday by the arts community for not providing increased and stable funding to the Canadian Television Fund (CTF), Telefilm Canada and the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. While Canadian Heritage Minister Bev Oda announced last month public funding of the CTF would be extended for two more years, there was no increase. “The Canadian Television Fund has not received any increases since 1996. The CTF desperately needs enhanced, long-term, stable funding,” said Stephen Waddell, national executive director of the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA). He added the government’s failure...