Alliance numériQC decries “alarming” cuts to multimedia assistance in Quebec budget
News | 06/25/2003 4:00 am EDT
The provincial budget handed down June 12 by the newly installed Liberal government in Quebec would reverse many of the gains achieved by the new media industry in the province, dispensing with the protection of generous government measures created and championed by the defeated Parti Québécois. The province’s main multimedia industry association, the Alliance numériQC, is still struggling to understand the budget’s ramifications even as it joins a new coalition of cultural groups opposing Finance minister Yves Séguin’s cutbacks. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now. FREE TRIALTwo weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. SUBSCRIBEUnlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. Reuse & PermissionsUnauthorized distribution, transmission, reuse or republication of any and all content is strictly prohibited. To discuss re-use of this material, please contact: Customer Care, 613-688-8821 | subscriptions@hilltimes.com |