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The Coalition for the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (CDCE) congratulates Mark Carney on being elected Prime Minister of Canada and calls on the new government to take strong action in support of Canada’s cultural sovereignty.

Representing over 350,000 creators and more than 3,000 francophone and anglophone cultural enterprises across the country, the CDCE reminds the incoming government that expectations within the cultural sector are high. Among the key priorities expressed: mitigating the economic impacts of the trade dispute with the United States, protecting cultural industries in trade agreements, ensuring the implementation of the modernized Broadcasting Act, making targeted changes to copyright legislation, and taking action to safeguard creators in response to the disruptions caused by generative artificial intelligence.

The CDCE calls on the new government led by Mark Carney to deliver on the commitments made by the Liberal Party of Canada during the campaign, particularly its clear support for preserving the cultural exemption in trade agreements. This essential measure enables Canada to implement policies that support its cultural industries.

Let us recall that Canada played a key role in the development of the 2005 UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, becoming the first country to ratify it and remaining, to this day, a globally recognized leader in this field. The CDCE calls on the new government to carry forward this legacy of leadership.