Garry Neil has worked in arts and cultural policy, in Canada and internationally, for close to 50 years. He is the former CEO of several cultural associations, including ACTRA, Canadian Senior Artists Resource Network and the International Network for Cultural Diversity, he spearheaded three major international studies for UNESCO on the state of implementation of the 1980 Recommendation concerning the status of the artist. Mr. Neil is an expert on how cultural policies intersect with trade and investment agreements; his book, Canadian Culture in a Globalized World: The impact of trade deals on Canada’s cultural life, was published in 2019 by James Lorimer and Company Ltd.
When Canada negotiated with the U.S. for the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (CUSFTA), Canada insisted on a cultural exemption—language in the agreement which allowed Canada…
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