The Writers’ Union Meets the Royal Commission

In November 1970, a crisis arose in the Canadian publishing industry: The Ryerson Press, English Canada’s oldest publishing house, was sold to American branch plant McGraw-Hill. In response, the Ontario government mounted a Royal Commission to investigate the business conditions of publishing in Canada. The commission accepted briefs from anyone who wanted their say and heard hundreds of hours of testimony. But it wasn’t until Farley Mowat bumped into Richard Rohmer at a party and demanded to know why the commission wasn’t talking directly to writers—they had actually heard from the few who had sent in briefs—that the date was set for 9 December 1971 for a group of writers to give their testimony. Some of those who testified went on to found The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) in 1973. Jack Gray went on to separate the Writers Guild of Canada (WGC) from the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) in order to get a better deal for scriptwriters. The writers testifying before the commission here include June Callwood, Margaret Atwood, Ian Adams, Hugh Garner, Al Purdy, Farley Mowat, Max Braithwaite, David Helwig, Jack Gray, Graeme Gibson, Fred Bodsworth, and Dennis Lee.En novembre 1970, une crise a éclaté dans l’industrie canadienne de l’édition : The Ryerson Press, la plus ancienne maison d’édition canadienne de langue anglaise, a été vendue à la succursale américaine de McGraw-Hill. En réponse à cette crise, le gouvernement ontarien a mis sur pied une commission royale pour investiguer la conjoncture économique de l’édition au Canada. La Commission a accepté lesmémoires déposés par quiconque avait son mot à dire et a entendu des centaines d’heures de témoignages. Mais ce n’est que lorsque Farley Mowat a rencontré Richard Rohmer à une réception et qu’il a cherché à savoir pourquoi la Commission ne s’adressait pas directement aux auteurs – ils avaient en fait entendu les quelques auteurs qui avaient envoyé des mémoires – qu’une date a été fixée, soit le 9 décembre 1971, pour entendre les témoignages d’un groupe d’auteurs. Certains de ceux qui ont témoigné ont entrepris de fonder la Writer’s Union of Canada (TWUC) en 1973. Jack Gray a fait des démarches pour que la Writers Guild of Canada (WGC) et l’Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) soient deux entités distinctes afin d’obtenir un meilleur arrangement pour les scénaristes. Les auteurs qui ont témoigné devant la Commission incluent les suivants : June Callwood, Margaret Atwood, Ian Adams, Hugh Garner, Al Purdy, Farley Mowat, Max Braithwaite, David Helwig, Jack Gray, Graeme Gibson, Fred Bodsworth etDennis Lee.&nbsp

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The preservation and archiving of geospatial data and Cybercartography as a proactive preservation process

Digital mapping is now ubiquitous and an increasing amount of geodata is being created by all sectors. Despite this explosion, few data are preserved and, as a result, a fundamental source of scientific and cultural heritage, culture and knowledge, is very much at risk. The chapter therefore argues that the preservation of maps and spatial information requires dedicated resources. The authors examine the challenges and opportunities of preserving Canadian geospatial data and begin by telling the story of the rescue and salvage of the Canada Land Inventory, followed by a review of Canadian preservation initiatives, laws, policies, and directives. In addition, four existing preservation and geospatial data management examples are introduced; tools for establishing a preservation system are shown and cybercartographic atlases ar

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