COMING ATTRACTIONS

Is the Canadian Broadcast Co. guilty of discrimination if it emphasizes Canada’s bilingual culture at the expense of other ethnic groups? Fireworks over that and other issues are anticipated this weekend in Winnipeg, when 300 delegates from across the country assemble for Canada’s first major national conference on the folk arts. It promises to provide a fiery forum for ethnic leaders who believe many Canadians have been victimized for seeking to preserve their indigenous ethnic art forms. Already there’s a consensus that one key message will emerge--a call for more federal money in the folk-arts sector.