Bloc Québécois Bloc Policy Statement - Film Sector Extract from the Bloc Policy Statement
	Conservative Party of Canada Extract from the Conservative Party Election Platform
	Green Party of Canada Green Response to DGC Questionnaire Arts & Culture - Vision Green
	Liberal Party of Canada Liberal Response to DGC Questionnaire Extract from the Liberal Election platform
	New Democratic Party NDP General Policy Statement NDP Response to DGC Questionnaire Extract from the NDP Election Platform

DGC CALLS ON PARTIES FOR PRE-ELECTION POLICY STATEMENTS

Toronto, September 08, 2008 - The Directors Guild of Canada has called on the leaders of the
four parties represented in the House of Commons to provide pre-election cultural policy
statements as they relate to the film, television and new media industry in Canada.

"The last few federal elections have featured a regrettable lack of discussion of cultural policy
issues," wrote Brian Anthony, DGC National Executive Director and CEO, in a recent letter to the
four party leaders. He went on to note in his correspondence that this was too important an
element of our national life to be overlooked in such important moments as federal elections,
and that he was therefore seeking to give issues of interest and concern to the Guild the profile
they deserve in the unfolding campaign.

Anthony also recently wrote to the heads of the four party research units in this regard, and, to
assist them in preparing their policy statements, provided them with questions the Guild would
like to see addressed in the statements, fact sheets related to the cultural sector in general and
the film, television and new media industry in particular, and with other background information.
"Given the vitally important contribution our sector makes to the cultural life of Canada," said
acclaimed director Sturla Gunnarsson, President of the Guild and Chair of its National Executive
Board, "we are now seeking clear and unequivocal policy statements from each party in regard
to the film, television and new media industry."

The policy statements from each party will be posted on the Guild web site as and when they
become available.