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Postby Marsbar » Tue Mar 17, 2020 12:10 am

Canada’s live-music industry calls for government support as coronavirus cripples concerts...

Canada’s live-music industry calls for government support as coronavirus cripples concerts GlobeArts

The Canadian Live Music Association (CLMA) drafted a letter to the federal government requesting fiscal intervention on behalf of its members

A Juno Awards poster hangs outside the Coors Event Centre in Saskatoon on March 12, 2020. Matt Smith/The Canadian Press On the day the nation’s music industry had planned on celebrating with its annual Juno Awards ceremony and broadcast, the Canadian Live Music Association (CLMA) drafted a letter to the Canadian government requesting fiscal intervention on behalf of its members. A week of Juno activities, set to culminate Sunday at Saskatoon’s SaskTel Centre, were called off in the wake of concerns over the COVID-19 outbreak.

In light of a sweeping number of concert postponements and cancellations already announced and the ones surely to come, yesterday the CLMA issued a list of “urgent recommendations” geared to help safeguard live-music companies. “If we lose our concert industry,” the letter states, “we lose the heart and soul of who we are as a country.” The CLMA represents show promoters, festival organizers and owners and operators of music venues across Canada.

In its letter addressed to Finance Minister Bill Morneau, Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault and four other ministers, the body suggested the following relief measures related to the live-music industry:

A large-scale compensation fund for concert and festival producers; Assistance for self-employed workers and small businesses; That tax-relief efforts being extended to other business sectors also include the live-music industry; Quick access to short-term work benefits such as employment insurance; That the government hold the insurance industry accountable and insist they follow proper protocol by paying out on claims; That Canadian live-music companies and organizations be eligible for any grant/loan program being offered. “What we’re trying to stress is how intrinsically linked the live music is to the economy and our quality of life in Canada,” said CLMA president and CEO Erin Benjamin.
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