EQUIFLASH [FEDERAL ELECTION ADVOCACY UPDATE]

[CAEA e-drive]

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FEDERAL ELECTION ADVOCACY - MEDIA COVERAGE 
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Equity's online federal election 2008 webpage has been updated.
Visit http://www.caea.com and click on the "I vote arts and culture"
icon. 

Media coverage on arts and culture issues in the 2008 federal election
has skyrocketed over the past week. A complete election media archive is
available on EQUITYONLINE at http://www.caea.com.

Some recent articles of interest include:
*	 CBC News - Laureen Harper cancels plans to attend NAC arts gala
*	 CBC News - Everyone but Conservative: 4 parties share arts
platforms in Ottawa
*	 Globe & Mail - To be creative is, in fact, Canadian - Mr.
Harper is wrong: There's more to the arts than a bunch of rich people at
galas whining about their grants
*	 Chronicle Herald (Halifax) - Show biz blasts PM for arts cuts
*	 National Post - "Politics played role in cuts to arts":
Flaherty
*	 Toronto Star - PM asserts "Ordinary folks don't care about
arts"
*	 Globe & Mail - Study reveals erosion in arts funding

Equity members are reminded that Canadians have been invited to email
proposed election debate questions to question at electiondebate08.ca.
Sample candidate questions are available at http://www.caea.com.
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Canadian Actors' Equity Association
communications at caea.com
http://www.caea.com