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In negotiating the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), Canada agreed to require simultaneous substitution during the Super Bowl. Allowing simultaneous substitution for the Super Bowl will mean that Canadians will no longer get to see U.S. ads on television, as they have for the past two Super Bowls. Canadian viewers will see Canadian ads, allowing the current Canadian rights holder to better monetize the rights for the Super Bowl in Canada.
Canada also agreed to give U.S. programming services specializing in home shopping, including Canadianized versions of these U.S. programming services, access to the Canadian market.
The Memorial to the Victims of Communism—Canada, a Land of Refuge has recently begun construction and fabrication. Work on site is expected to be completed by Summer 2020, at which time the monument will be unveiled.
The proposed National Monument to Canada’s Mission in Afghanistan will recognize the commitment and sacrifice of Canadian men and women who served in Afghanistan, as well as the support provided to them by Canadians at home.
On September 18, 2018, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage tabled its report on the state of Canada’s museums, making 15 recommendations to the Government and to Canadian Heritage. The Government’s response to the report was tabled on January 16, 2019, and includes a commitment to pursue modernization of Canada’s museum policy.
Budget 2019 provided an additional $20 million over two years to the Canada Music Fund starting in 2019-2020. Canadian music industry stakeholders reacted overwhelmingly positively to this additional support towards Canadian music. A modernization of the Canada Music Fund is also being undertaken.
In Budget 2019, the Government provided increased support for diversity, culture and the arts in part through an additional investment over two years, starting in 2019-20, for the Canada Arts Presentation Fund ($16 million) and the Local Festivals component of the Building Communities through Arts and Heritage Program ($14 million).
The Government acknowledges that there are no Indigenous Languages that are considered to be safe in Canada, and three-quarters of Indigenous languages in Canada are endangered. The Government has committed to ensuring that the Indigenous Languages Act is fully implemented in order to preserve, promote, and revitalize Indigenous languages in Canada and committed to move forward with long term, predictable, and sufficient funding to support the full Implementation of the Act.
Various Indigenous organizations have expressed concerns about the adequacy of legal protections afforded to Indigenous knowledge and cultural expressions. The protection of Indigenous knowledge and cultural expressions was raised as part of the recent Parliamentary Review of the Copyright Act and is an element of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People, which the Government of Canada has committed to implementing.
In 2020, the Métis Nation will celebrate its 150th anniversary that aligns with the entry into Confederation of the province of Manitoba through the Manitoba Act, 1870.
Canadian women and girls have a rich history of participation and leadership in sport; however, they continue to face barriers to full participation and representation in the Canadian sport system, at all levels and in all capacities.