Stars join ACTRA in asking for help for artists

TORONTO - Some of Canada’s biggest stars will meet with Members of the Ontario Legislature on Monday, asking for legislation to provide artists with the same rights as other workers in Ontario. ACTRA Toronto president Heather Allin will be flanked by Canadian actors Wendy Crewson, Art Hindle, Peter Keleghan, Mayko Nguyen, Gordon Pinsent at the media studio at the Queen’s Park main legislative building in Toronto on Monday. A news conference has been scheduled for 10:00 ET. ACTRA Toronto and other arts organizations have been asking for legislative changes designed to help artists such as the implementation of a “fair and equitable”...