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Art and culture are the lifeblood of our economy. Economist Richard Florida, suggests that America’s [and Canada's] workforce advantage lies in our ability to solve problems, forge new frontiers, and quickly adjust to changing economic forces. The creative economy recognizes everyone is inherently creative, and that creativity is a driving [...]
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Culture for All is developing Art at Work in partnership with private and public companies noted for their involvement in Quebec communities. The objective of the program is to develop cultural dimensions in all areas of the community and make arts more accessible to the public at large.
In 2008, for the second edition, seven companies including three municipalities hosted professional artists [...]
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Posted in Home, creative economy on Sep 25th, 2008
Take Action. Art and culture are the lifeblood of our economy. Write or Call your candidates; meet them; approach them at public events; organize or attend an official debate between local candidates.
Here’s how:
http://www.canadianartscoalition.ca/en/takeaction/write.cfm
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The Conference Board of Canada’s Report Card on Canada: Underperforming in Most Subjects
Canada possesses huge natural resource wealth, skilled human capital, and next-door access to the world’s richest economy. We have a remarkable combination of social cohesion, and cultural and linguistic diversity; enjoy relative safety in a risky world; and are benefiting from our resource endowment at a [...]
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