"There is a connection between progress of a society and progress in the Arts. The age of Pericles was also the age of Phidias. The age of Lorenzo de Medici was also the age of Leonardo Da Vinci. The age of Elizabeth was the age of Shakespeare" -The West Wing
Victoria Castle
Read this thread. Mark Carney is making cuts to heritage at the federal level, just as Tim Houston cut heritage in #NovaScotia.
This is immoral.
Suzanne Rent
🧵 The Canadian federal government’s 2025 budget has allocated:
More business tax breaks including for fossil fuels sector
$925 million for AI
$81.8 billion over 5 years for military
However, this comes at the expense of cultural heritage.