Veterans of Canadian Cultural Policy advocacy weren’t surprised the Heritage Ministry’s “Creative Canada Policy Framework” bombed. When consultations for the initiative were announced, old hands knew the questions and problems were too many and too complex to be addressed by the method of inquiry.
This line was funnier on the page.
One of the first realities the Census presents is that more and more Canadians are living alone.
“These are the same people calling for a doubling of funding to Arts NL, a decision that will cost every citizen of the province AN EXTRA THIRTY THREE CENTS PER MONTH!”
Dare I suggest that there are the beginnings of an exodus of cool kids from the Capital for the country?
Diogenes The Cynic said “it is solved by walking.” Considering Newfoundland and Labrador’s current cargo of mindbenders we should all be taking to shanks’ mare.
“My saying the episode left Humpty Dumpty with ‘face on his egg’ was terribly insensitive. I apologize for the comment without reservation.”
The ghost of Sir John A. MacDonald walks to a credenza and pours himself a whiskey …
Without more Art, the Newfoundland mind will close and finally die.
A week off in the depths of our harsh winter recognizes our reality.
Re: Brand 150, Symbols
Even if the plants return to the US from China and Mexico the work in them is going to be done by robots. A lot of people are soon going to be without purpose and the malaise caused by that means Trump won’t be the last of his kind. Let’s start thinking about how to deal with systemic joblessness caused by technological change.