Next phase of emergency funding coming soon; new Broadcasting Act not until fall, says Guilbeault

By Christopher Guly OTTAWA – The next tranche of funding from the federal government’s $500-million emergency response fund for cultural, heritage and amateur sports organizations during the pandemic announced two months ago will be rolled out in the coming days, while legislation modernizing the Broadcasting Act will have to wait until Parliament resumes its normal sitting this fall, Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault said on Tuesday during a Covid-19-prompted virtual edition of the Banff World Media Festival. The deadline for applications for the first phase of funding concluded on June 12, and was targeted to organizations which have already received...