Robert Bourassa’s Government and Culture, 1970-1976. Part 2
The Livre vert (Green Paper) on Culture was drafted by Minister Jean- Paul L’Allier during the year preceding the general elections of November 15, 1976. The document consists of three parts. The first brings together previous texts from the political and cultural circles that legitimize the approach of the Green Paper. The second diagnoses the state of fifteen cultural sectors in connection with the action of the Department. As for the third part, it appears as a problem-solving approach by proposing a structural reorganization of the Department of Cultural Affairs and the organizations attached to it. Among the recommendations, L’Allier proposes to grant administrative autonomy to major public cultural institutions. True to the spirit of the 1970s, the Green Paper bears witness to an interventionist state in the cultural field.