"The creative industries of BC are suffering. With your help, Matt Toner (NDP candidate, False Creek) wants to reverse this trend."
WTF?Some years ago I had promised an acquaintance that I would take a look at his work, as a comic artist.
He seemed like an interesting guy who I met when he was working in a paint store, and I was curious about his passion for comics.
I signed up at Zeros2Heros website, looked around and promptly forgot aboout it.
Comics wasn't my thing at the time but I could see there was a creative force.
Three years later I get an email ... unsolicited. Keep in mind, I do not support the NDP under any circumstances. I was right to be annoyed, and as we get closer to our provincial election I am going to get even more vocal, as is my right.
Dave Allen, Sechelt
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Hello Dave,
A new consultation topic has been launched that may interest you.
Can We Do It?
The creative industries of BC are suffering. With your help, Matt Toner (NDP candidate, False Creek) wants to reverse this trend.
To learn more and voice your opinion, please visit https://www.placespeak.com/
Regards,
The PlaceSpeak Team
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So I am curious. How does an NDP candidate get into my email? So I follow the links and discover the following under the banner of PlaceSpeak.
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At Tuesday's town hall, one message came through loud and clear: the people working in our creative industries want the politicians of BC to listen, think and act.
This group is the first step in that process.
Matt Toner, the BC NDP candidate for False Creek, wants to make sure your ideas are heard, understood and incorporated into the NDP's game plan for creativity and innovation.
Matt comes from Vancouver's creative industries: since moving here in 2001, he has designed videogames, produced television shows, developed mobile apps and lectured at several post-secondary schools in the city. Along the way, he also founded Zeros 2 Heroes Media, an award-winning convergent media company based in Gastown. Matt understands the opportunities and challenges that we face all too well.
He also sees the enormous potential for a vibrant and properly supported creative cluster. Not only will this produce jobs that are cleaner, greener, better paid and highly skilled, it will also put BC on a path to future prosperity. One that isn't dependent on pipelines.
So here's how you can get involved:
1. Join this group - you have skin in this game, so don't sit on the sidelines.
2. Speak up and engage - this crowdsourcing process only works if people share their ideas.
3. Tell your friends - we need more voices, from all corners of the creative industries.
In return, here's what we will do:
1. Matt will take part in the discussions - between now and the election, he can't possibly meet with every concerned creative in this city... but this forum is not a bad place to hear your thoughts and concerns.
2. Matt will develop the best ideas - working with people through this forum, he will make sure that he understands the issue, the pitfalls and the opportunities.
3. Matt will feed the best of the best into the policy process - bear in mind that there is no guarantee that these will get adopted: there are many other factors at work! But Matt will make sure they are considered, evaluated and shared with the right people.
There's no question that the best policies come from the people. Here is a unique chance for you to plug directly into that process... all from the comfort of your computer.
So, please, make your clicks count!
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The creative industries of BC are suffering. With your help, Matt Toner (NDP candidate, False Creek) wants to reverse this trend.
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Matthew Toner | faculty
Faculty
Masters of Digital Media Program
Centre for Digital Media
CEO
Zeros2Heroes Media
Matt Toner is a successful and innovative game designer, digital media producer, and entrepreneur, and currently President of the Vancouver-based social media company Zeros 2 Heroes Media. Matt began work in the digital media industry as a co-founder of CanApple New Media, a founding executive of We Media Inc, and Managing Director of Oven Digital's Canadian office. More recently, he has worked on convergent television projects for Making the Cut 2 and the award-winning Bodog TV. As President of Zeros 2 Heroes, Matt has driven the company’s business vision and assembled a team whose skills range from database architecture to the intricacies of six-panel layout for mobile comics. Matt is also an experienced instructor, and has designed and led the initial Vancouver Film School Game Design stream, and has taught Game Design at SFU/SIAT and the Art Institute of Vancouver
