Arts groups left with ‘grounded paranoia’ over possible funding cuts after grant changes | CBC News
“What worries me
is what happens if the government decides to massively cut the Alberta
Foundation for the Arts and we’ve only received half of our operating
grants,” said Mark Hopkins, co-artistic director of Swallow-a-Bicycle
Theatre in Calgary.
is what happens if the government decides to massively cut the Alberta
Foundation for the Arts and we’ve only received half of our operating
grants,” said Mark Hopkins, co-artistic director of Swallow-a-Bicycle
Theatre in Calgary.
“You
know, I hope that they would never pull back the grant amount, but it
induces a level of perhaps grounded paranoia to wonder: Is part of the
reason that these payments are being staggered because they might be
clawed back at some point?”
Note from Steve: Typically Conservatives cut funding to education, health, social programs and anything else that isn’t increasing their bottom line or that of the business leaders they are aligned with. If you weren’t aware of this, it’s definitely unfortunate. At this point all you can do is count your losses. Think about this the next time a provincial election is called.