Arts and Culture

-17% lobbying YoY

1 MPs have arts and culture as their top lobbying subject, with 129 total lobbying meetings recorded.

1 MPs
129 lobbying meetings
13,833 lobbying registrations
11,254 parliamentary speeches

Party Breakdown

Conservative1 (100%)

By Province

Alberta1

Lobbying Activity by Year

200864
2009124
2010232
2011218
2012179
2013189
2014251
2015170
2016614
2017653
2018617
2019490
20201,213
2021882
2022928
2023983
2024820

Lobbying Pipeline

How lobbying on this topic flows through Parliament

Registrations13,833
Briefing notes4,710
Parliament speeches11,254
Question Period74
81% of lobbying registrations get mentioned in Parliament.

Most Active Speakers

Hon. Pierre Poilievre408
Mr. Kevin Lamoureux177

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Recent Parliamentary Speeches

Chi Nguyen2025-11-25
Arts and Culture Sector

Statements by Members

Mr. Speaker, last month, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's business data lab, commissioned by Business/Arts in partnership with the Canada Council for the Arts, released a report confirming that the arts are far more than cultural expression; they are a key economic driver. In 2024, the sector gene…

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Ms. Joanne Thompson2023-03-09
Arts and Culture

Statements By Members

Mr. Speaker, theatre has the power to challenge our assumptions about the world and about ourselves. It allows us to connect with each other through stories of love, hate and forgiveness. One such story belongs to Scott Jones, who was paralyzed from the waist down in 2013 as the result of a violent …

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Mrs. Élisabeth Brière2021-12-08
Arts and Culture in Sherbrooke

Statements by Members

Mr. Speaker, members of Sherbrooke's arts and culture industry, including Suzanne‑Marie Landry of Théâtre Granada and Mario Trépanier of the Centre culturel de l'Université de Sherbrooke, have tapped into their enthusiasm and creativity to successfully renew themselves and serve up an impressive cul…

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