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John Nunziata's Arts PolicyJohn Nunziata recognizes the tremendous importance of the arts sector to both the cultural and economic health of Toronto. The film and television industries have become two of the most important arts-related industries to Toronto, employing thousands of people and generating millions of dollars in direct and related economic activity. As Mayor, John Nunziata would appoint a "Hollywood North" commissioner, who would work directly in the Mayor's Office, to oversee all aspects of the city's dealings with the film and television industries, and to make sure that Toronto is doing everything possible to ensure their continued growth and success here. Theatre, visual arts, live music, dance and cultural arts festivals all play a key part in making Toronto one of the great cities of the world for tourists, and John Nunziata would make it a priority to co-ordinate all the various tourism marketing that is done by various agencies and levels of government to ensure that we get the biggest bang for our tourism marketing bucks - and he would ensure that arts tourism marketing is part of that effort. John Nunziata would also designate Toronto the "City of Festivals," and would establish another key official role - reporting directly to the Mayor - to co-ordinate all of the various cultural and artistic festivals that Toronto stages each year. |