The Canadian parliament has been debating museum funding. “Members of Parliament debated the plight of Canadian museums for more than three hours in the House of Commons Monday. On Tuesday, they adopted a motion calling for funding for the Museum Assistance Program to be restored to $12 million annually, reversing the reduction of $2.3 million scheduled for this year.”
Tag: 10.25.06
Edinburgh Debt – Close Hospitals, Not Festivals
Jonathan Mills has inherited a £1m debt with the Edinburgh Festival, of which he’s just taken charge. “It is a huge debt on one level. But is there not going to be an Edinburgh festival because of this debt? No. I am not foolhardy or reckless, but if I was serious about being the festival director, then the debt didn’t arise as an issue. The government has on occasion shut down hospitals and schools. But not festivals.”