Culture falls under the new Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services portfolio, which will be headed by the Hon. George Abbott, MLA for Shuswap. Click here to read Abbott's brief biography. Today website for more information about the most significant arts and culture investment in years. It's precisely this kind of low priority, irresponsible spending that the federal government should be controlling, not increasing.
Art opens people s imaginations to a wider world.
And creative thinking, risk-taking, and openness to the new are qualities that are valued in many fields besides the arts.