tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post115374697325943007..comments2023-10-22T09:18:16.885-04:00Comments on Far and Wide: Is Canada Better Off?Steve Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1155857818985415892006-08-17T19:36:00.000-04:002006-08-17T19:36:00.000-04:00Interesting site. Useful information. Bookmarked.&...Interesting site. Useful information. Bookmarked.<BR/><A HREF="http://oueddns.be/cheap_clothes_online.html" REL="nofollow">»</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1153944561820902852006-07-26T16:09:00.000-04:002006-07-26T16:09:00.000-04:00"BTW, VideoFACT and PromoFACT were set up by Moses..."BTW, VideoFACT and PromoFACT were set up by Moses Znaimer and are funded entirely by MuchMusic, MuchMoreMusic & MusiquePlus."<BR/><BR/>I stand corrected :) Doesn't the government fund indie bands in some ways?Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1153921449515797172006-07-26T09:44:00.000-04:002006-07-26T09:44:00.000-04:00SteveYes I wonder as well. I believe that the feds...Steve<BR/><BR/>Yes I wonder as well. I believe that the feds tend to treat arts funding in a similar manner as they do amateur sport, with minimal, stable, year-after-year funding, suplemented by one-off short term injections of cash when elections loom. I suppose these one-off efforts must have some positive impact, but I would think that the stability of long-term funding would have a greater impact in developing and promoting Canadian culture at home and abroad. <BR/><BR/>BTW, VideoFACT and PromoFACT were set up by Moses Znaimer and are funded entirely by MuchMusic, MuchMoreMusic & MusiquePlus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1153868445142944612006-07-25T19:00:00.000-04:002006-07-25T19:00:00.000-04:00dalePoint taken. I wonder what the funding levels...dale<BR/><BR/>Point taken. I wonder what the funding levels were for "cultural" enhancement, things like videofact, etc.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1153847633901626112006-07-25T13:13:00.000-04:002006-07-25T13:13:00.000-04:00SteveTrue the Liberals did increased parliamentary...Steve<BR/><BR/>True the Liberals did increased parliamentary appropriations to the CBC from 2000 onwards. However, even with those increases over five years, the CBC's funding still hasn't recovered from the cuts the Liberals made in the late 90s, and is still below 1996 levels. I found the data below on the CBC website in their financial statements (1996-2005).<BR/><BR/>CBC Revenue - Gov't Funding - Parliamentary Appropriations<BR/><BR/>1996 - 963,229,000<BR/>1997 - 854,449,000<BR/>1998 - 759,654,000<BR/>1999 - 759,481,000<BR/>2000 - 764,715,000<BR/>2001 - 794,058,000<BR/>2002 - 840,404,000<BR/>2003 - 877,000,000<BR/>2004 - 873,000,000<BR/>2005 - 877,000,000<BR/><BR/>If this example is indicative, the Liberal track record of supporting Canadian culture may not be as great as they advertise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1153839380180461982006-07-25T10:56:00.000-04:002006-07-25T10:56:00.000-04:00daleOn the culturally front, Canada will always be...dale<BR/><BR/>On the culturally front, Canada will always be vulnerable for obvious reasons. However, take the CBC as an example, the Liberals tend to support Canadian production, while the Tories clearly have little time for public broadcasting. The Liberals have adopted alot of programs to augment Canadian culture so on that score they have some credibility. On economic matters, the two parties seem to have the same approach, without dealing with consequence.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1153836370599378712006-07-25T10:06:00.000-04:002006-07-25T10:06:00.000-04:00Yes Steve, you are correct. Chretien was more dist...Yes Steve, you are correct. Chretien was more distant from Bush than he was to say... Bill Clinton and Bush and Harper are more ideologically similar.<BR/><BR/>Personal relationships aside, Canada's integration into the United States, has undeniably proceeded under the stewardship of both our main parties. The main differences have been in the optics. Our Liberal Governments have tended to grumble and gripe (for the domestic media) down the road to integration, while their counterparts have a tendency to smile and sing Irish ditties along the way.<BR/><BR/>In either case, integration appears to be the destination. What is needed now is someone who can objectively evaluate whether or not this is a journey Canada should continue to be making.<BR/><BR/><I>Sadly, perhaps the reality is that we are too afraid to be anything other than a client state. When Britannia cut the apron string to which we clung, it didn't really take us long to secure a firm grip on the trouser leg of Uncle Sam.</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1153833531057242452006-07-25T09:18:00.000-04:002006-07-25T09:18:00.000-04:00sheila"harper does not have a hidden agenda...it i...sheila<BR/><BR/>"harper does not have a hidden agenda...it is all above board that is what is scary."<BR/><BR/>It's all out in the open isn't it. We haven't reached critical mass yet, but all the signs show a clear path. The only side that remains largely shrouded is the social agenda, which needs a majority before it crawls out.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1153813676585994232006-07-25T03:47:00.000-04:002006-07-25T03:47:00.000-04:00with types like harper and Klein where will our so...with types like harper and Klein where will our soverienty cost...Let's just keep on giving it away. harper does not have a hidden agenda...it is all above board that is what is scary. Not only to our relationship to the U.S. but what he has in mind for Canada...which he is determined to change from a strong central govt. to a weakened one. Read the signs. Already it was apparent in their first budget and just watch if they should get a majority. However, since Canadians are cautious about this Govt. they have not put them over the 40% for a majority even though the Liberals are without a leader so that is saying that Canadians are not willing to give them carte blanche. they are not further ahead from the days they were elected...still in the mid 30's. So there is hope for Canada.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1153785577483005232006-07-24T19:59:00.000-04:002006-07-24T19:59:00.000-04:00susanAgreed!"the oil industry is next."If you look...susan<BR/><BR/>Agreed!<BR/><BR/>"the oil industry is next."<BR/><BR/>If you look at the frenetic pace of investment, Harper's bragging about "resource superpower" and Klein's endorsement of anything American, it makes you wonder if we aren't voluntarily losing control. I really think people may look back twenty years from now and see this period as a key loss for Canadian sovereignty. You don't get to jump off the train after it starts rolling. Where are the checks?Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1153785210312191622006-07-24T19:53:00.000-04:002006-07-24T19:53:00.000-04:00Well put. The answer to the question is obviously ...Well put. The answer to the question is obviously a resounding, no. We have lost face and prestige in the world. We have lost leverage in NAFTA. Our softwood industry is going to lose out and the oil industry is next. The word sycophant is a good one, lapdog, joe boy, lots come to mind to describe Harper's and therefore Canada's, new relationship to Bush and the US. Even Blair is more horrified by Israel's actions than Harper. And now we will have our fundamental privacy invaded when we use bio-identity techniques on our passports to please some parenoid morons to the south (and Mr. Day). We need to try as hard as we can to ensure another party wins the next election.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12925229206558848754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1153780662140713962006-07-24T18:37:00.000-04:002006-07-24T18:37:00.000-04:00daleI don't think you can lump the Conservatives a...dale<BR/><BR/>I don't think you can lump the Conservatives and Liberals together on this score, simply as a matter of degree. You would never hear Bush say "Jean" or "Big Paul" :)Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1153777865396018022006-07-24T17:51:00.000-04:002006-07-24T17:51:00.000-04:00For over two decades, by both Liberal and Conserva...For over two decades, by both Liberal and Conservative Governments, Canada has been pushed toward integration with the United States, culturally, economically and militarily<BR/><BR/>I think that the new Conservatives are just continuing this agenda, in the area of foreign policy. They just happen to be more obviously sycophantic than their predecessors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1153766125376156502006-07-24T14:35:00.000-04:002006-07-24T14:35:00.000-04:00I just wish Harper would not get too involved with...I just wish Harper would not get too involved with the Zionist movement within the government down there, aligned with the government of Israel,<BR/> These same Zionists support the Izraeli government with money and arms and are known as ethnic cleansers Orthodox Jews in the U.S. recognize this and do not like the Zionists ruling Israel, are for an independent Palestine, and want the Zionists to leave Lebanon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com