OTTAWA – One vague paragraph from multi-faceted release from the Department of Canadian Heritage late Friday says the provinces, led by Quebec, will soon delve into the impact new technologies are having and will have on Canadian cultural policies.
The communiqué – one of those nebulous press releases where everyone’s agreed to agree upon – came out of a meeting this week between federal and provincial cultural ministers in Banff and covered many issues, from museums to tourism.
The paragraph the Canadian cable, radio, television and telecom industry might be concerned with says:
“Quebec agreed to take the lead in working with other provinces and the federal government in researching the impact of new technology on the development and presentation of culture. Ministers agreed that a retreat will be organized in 2006 at which ministers will learn about and discuss the potential impact of new technologies on cultural policies.”
Start your lobbying engines, now.
