Canada’s writers need a functioning market, not endless promises

While our inflation rate steadily grew by 27.6 per cent, Canada’s authors were forced to absorb an 80 per cent decline in crucial income. How is anyone expected to survive that kind of fiscal collapse?

It seems to me that when the government makes a promise, it had better step up and deliver on that promise. We’re not demanding anything out of the ordinary. Every progressive economy in the world requires licensed payment for educational copying, writes Rhea Tregebov. Image courtesy of Pixabay

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BY RHEA TREGEBOV

May 18, 2023

I’m a university professor. I taught creative writing at the University of British Columbia from 2005-2017. That is a rewarding, educational experience, and one that equips graduates with real life skills. They not only publish their own works, they also take the skills th...

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