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Quebec gets too much funding, filmmakers say

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Independent motion picture producers have criticized the Canadian government for providing too much film financing to the province of Quebec. Montreal, Que.-based Cinar Corp. has received a large portion of the $200 million provided to film companies annually by the Canadian Television Fund.

Receipt of funds, Motion Picture and Video Industries, Motion picture & video production, Motion Picture and Video Production, TV Program Production, Motion Picture & TV Production, Motion Picture Production & Services, Finance, Political aspects, Television production, Quebec, Video production companies, Film and video production companies, Television production companies, Cinar Corp.

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Copps set to unveil new magazine rules

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Canada's Minister of Heritage, Sheila Copps, intends to implement new regulations designed to impose a ban on domestic advertisements in Canadian editions of foreign periodicals that contains little Canadian editorial content. The move is part of the efforts of the Liberal government of Canada to preserve the market share of local publishers and discourage the proliferation of foreign magazines with a Canadian edition. The new regulations, however, are expected to face strong opposition from advertisers who may be adversely affected by the measure.

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Canada: The Minister of Heritage, Sheila Copps, to implement regulations that bans domestic ads on foreign magazines

Periodicals, Periodical Publishers, Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors, Advertising Regulation, Periodical publishing, Advertising law, Article

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Liberals urged to keep promise for nationwide daycare system

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Th National Council of Welfare (NCW) has urged the Liberal Party to fulfill its promise in the 1993 election to create a national day care system. NCW has proposed a national system that covers all two- to five-year olds, at a cost of C$7.9 billion annually. Under the proposed plan, parents would pay for 20% of the costs, while the national government and the provinces would split the balance on a 55-45 basis.

Day Care Centers, Child Day Care Services

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