The head of the Canadian province of Alberta’s government arts funder has a new formula for awarding grants, and the arts groups don’t like it: “When I first arrived, grants were based on how much money you spent, and my view is, that just encouraged profligate spending. I said, no, grants should be based on revenue. So there’s a huge incentive to go out there and raise money in the community, to sell tickets, to do whatever you have to do.” – CBC 10/18/00