TORONTO – The NDP is pledging more support for film production and artists if elected to govern the country.
Party Leader Tom Mulcair says a New Democrat government would provide $60 million over four years to Telefilm Canada and the National Film Board, and loosen rules to secure grants from the Canada Council for the Arts.
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The NDP says it would also allow self-employed artists to average their incomes, a move they say would make tax filing fairer and more predictable.
Artists would also be able to promote their work internationally through the appointment of cultural attaches at Canadian embassies.
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And the NDP would create a new $10 million digital content fund to support celebrations of Canada’s 150th anniversary in 2017.
Mulcair also reconfirmed his party’s promise from earlier this year to reverse $115 million in cuts made by the Conservative government to the CBC.
The NDP campaign was in Toronto on Monday following a whirlwind tour of six Conservative ridings in southwestern Ontario the day before.
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