TORONTO — Ontario has eliminated a fund supporting Indigenous culture as the government cuts tens of millions of dollars in arts funding — a decision that is being slammed as short-sighted. That includes lower spending on tourism, arts and culture, according to recently released expenditure estimates for this fiscal year. On the overall arts funding cuts, he said the government needs to make sure its spending is sustainable. “Things precisely like the Ontario Arts Council are the things that are the positive things that bring us together, that help build community,” she said. Other cuts to the arts include slashing more than half of the Ontario Music Fund, from $15 million to $7 million.

Source: National Post May 26, 2019 15:41 UTC