NDP Critic wants improved arts funding
BRITISH COLUMBIA’S ARTS COMMUNITIES ARE MAKING AN ‘ECONOMIC ARGUMENT’ FOR GREATER FUNDING IN THEIR SECTOR.
NDP ARTS CRITIC SPENCER HERBERT SAYS IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE THE ECONOMIC CASE BECUASE “SO OFTEN WE HEAR THE ARTS ARE A FRILL.” HE SAYS A NEW HARMONIZED TAX WILL ONLY FURTHER HURT FUNDING DEFICITS IN BC’S ARTS SECTOR. “THATS GOING TO ADD ANOTHER SEVEN PERCENT ON TO TICKET PRICES FOR ARTS AND CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE ALREADY STRUGGLING TO GET PEOPLE INTO THEIR THEATRES AS IT IS.”
HE ACCUSES THE LIBERALS OF SETTING UP A FALSE DICHOTOMY REGARDING ARTS FUNDING THAT MISLEADS THE PUBLIC.
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