Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Ottawa Votes No On Art

Ottawa City Council had set aside $666,000 for arts and culture, hoping to get matching funds from the Federal Government. After learning that those federal dollars weren't coming Ottawa decided that it's arts and culture community should be punished further and put it's half million plus back into general funds.

Someone should explain to them the importance of the arts to quality of life, explain to them that everyone doesn't get everything they want from the Federal Government and explain to them that arts and culture are part of what make a city great, everyday, for the people who live there and are not just a way to make the tourist brochures look better.

P.S. support the Canadian Renaissance Project

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