Speech from the Throne
Posted by Kevin on 3/15/2005 @ 3:28 pm
Many thanks to those who emailed me today to tell me about the Fair Deal mention in the Speech from the Throne:
http://www.gov.nf.ca/releases/2005/exec/0315n05.htm
Very nice. The entire release is a good read, and this in particular got my attention:
Our culture not only inspires; it also employs. No area of opportunity for business growth is more promising or exciting than our province’s cultural sector. By blending the past and the present and combining outside and local influences, contemporary creators have developed a distinctive “voice” that is gaining recognition internationally. We are like no other place, and My Government intends to nurture that uniqueness.
I wonder if this truly indicates a concerted effort to sell and package Newfoundland and Labrador culture in a much more deliberate way. Maybe more thoughts on this later as I go through the release.
In our province, culture is a driver of economic wealth and contributes to better education, identity and social cohesion, community health, and quality of life. It also shapes the face of Newfoundland and Labrador that greets the wider world.
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I’m very happy to see government finally coming to an understanding of how valuable the arts and the culture of the province are. But, there’s a considerable amount of spin going on. For instance, significant portion of the “new” money is really previously announced and “old” money repackaged - particularly the Labrador road funding. So while some of it looks good on the surface, there are some clever spins at play, though theyi’re obvious to anyone who can do simple math.
Comment by debra — 3/19/2005 @ 10:46 am