Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, I think that would help the artists working in different genres outside the commercial mainstream.

Canadian Heritage committee  I think there are opportunities within the work that Canadian Heritage is already doing in its support of festivals and presenters. A lot of festivals, like Sunfest mentioned earlier and the jazz festivals, have an educational component to them. They do try to do outreach and if

Canadian Heritage committee  Speaking specifically from our experience trying to promote and support world music artists from diverse cultures, we've received tremendous support from our local CBC, CBC Toronto, but as changes in the CBC have meant the cutback of some programs, we felt that effect. When Canad

Canadian Heritage committee  I certainly agree with what the other presenters are saying and that it's very important to look at how to get the funding to a diversity of artists. Several of the artists that we work with frequently, who are doing very well within their world, have come to us and asked if we w

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you for the opportunity to appear in front of the committee today. I represent Lula Lounge, a mid-size venue in Toronto that specializes in presenting world music, often through partnerships with other presenting and community organizations. In tandem with the venue we run