It’s great news that the budget for the Canada Council for the Arts will be DOUBLED over the next three years. The Council is an indispensable support for the arts in Canada, and its grant support will help underwrite a lot of great projects
But creators need to get paid as well as get grants. Laws and policy decisions that make it impossible for creators to defend their copyrights, or fail to mandate Canadian content in satellite radio can take away more than the Canada Council can give.