Feds cuts to arts programs "appalling" - ACTRA

TORONTO - ACTRA and the Directors Guild have both added their voices to the chorus condemning the federal government’s cuts to arts funding programs.“These cuts are shocking and short-sighted, and they certainly aren’t business friendly,” said Stephen Waddell, ACTRA’s national executive director. “Support for arts and culture are among the most efficient investments a government can make. Government funding leverages other investments, markets Canada to the world and enriches our society here at home.”Federal government cuts to cultural programs were announced on Friday, August 8. More cuts were discovered this week. Programs affected in the film and television industries include...