[e-drive] ADVOCACY ALERT - ACTION NEEDED

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ADVOCACY ALERT - ACTION NEEDED 
EMAIL CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT FUNDING FOR THE ARTS 
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This email is a CALL TO ACTION for Equity Members.

Tomorrow Starts Today (TST), the most important investment by the Government of Canada in the arts and culture ever, was renewed in the 2005 Federal Budget for five years, with a total of $860 million in new funding. If the Budget is not passed in the House of Commons, TST funding is in jeopardy. Even the one year extension of TST announced in December is at risk. 

Five years of stable funding is essential for arts organizations to survive and thrive.

Equity members are encouraged to let federal politicians in Ottawa know how important TST is to Canada's cultural community. Send an email or a fax today to all party leaders and Heritage critics letting them know that you are counting on them to support the 2005 Federal Budget, specifically the five year funding of Tomorrow Starts Today.

Please contact: 
Prime Minister Paul Martin 
pm at pm.gc.ca

Stephen Harper, Leader of the Conservative Party 
Harper.S at parl.gc.ca 
Fax: (613) 947-0310 

Bev Oda, Conservative Party Heritage Critic 
Oda.B at parl.gc.ca 
Fax: (613) 992-2794 

Gilles Duceppe, Leader of the Bloc Quebecois 
Duceppe.G at parl.gc.ca 
Fax: (613) 954-2121 

Maka Kotto, Bloc Quebecois Heritage Critic 
Kotto.M at parl.gc.ca 
Fax: (613) 954-0707 

Jack Layton, Leader of the New Democratic Party 
Layton.J at parl.gc.ca 
Fax: (613) 995-4565 

Charlie Angus, NDP Heritage Critic 
Angus.C at parl.gc.ca 
Fax: (613) 995-0747 

And don't forget to copy your letter to Heritage Minister, Liza Frulla 
Frulla.L at parl.gc.ca 
Fax: (819) 994-1267 

Canadian Actors' Equity Association
44 Victoria St., 12th floor
Toronto, ON  M5C 3C4