Internet Insider: Over 220 Canadian art
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INTERNET INSIDER
October 2nd, 2015
... Bill C-51 has been rightly criticized for its undermining of our privacy rights. But in an open letter published this week by a group of over 220 Canadian artists led by renowned author Margaret Atwood, it’s clear that creativity and the arts are now also under attack.
In addition to Atwood, the lengthy list of artists speaking out includes many prominent names, including two-time Oscar-winning director Paul Haggis, musician Dan Mangan, writers Cory Doctorow, Antonia Zerbisias and Judy Rebick, author Franke James, and John Dunsworth, the actor best known for playing Mr Lahey on the Trailer Park Boys. Together they promise that they “will be voting for the repeal of C-51” this election cycle.
You can read the full letter here.
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