Chris – I get the impression that if any of us sat down with Kory to get the real answer we would probably be disappointed. The global shortage of talent seems to have hit the political class particularly hard.

boudica – sorry if my comments were abrasive. Museums and art galleries are expensive to operate and I know that the people who work there are dedicated and passionate.

I maintain that artists need to please their patrons. When bands like Holy Fuck and a rather boring parade of scatological art installations can obtain government funding, it shouldn’t surprise anyone that people want to see cuts.

I think cuts would have been made regardless of whether Liberals or Conservatives were running the show. Kory’s stupid comments are a distraction and hopefully his handlers will realize he’s a liability in time for the next election.

As a high school teacher, I find that websites like culture.ca come in handy now and then for my students, but, if it disappears, well, they’re bright and will find the information elsewhere.
The problem that I have is that the people who complain about young Canadians not knowing anything about their history and culture generally come from the right. Ironically enough, they are generally the same people that are quick to encourage the government to get rid of any program that may aid in getting kids interested in our culture and history.

The Harperite Conservatives are a bunch of wannabe Americans. Of course they hate Canadian culture and anything that contributes to our unique identity and prevents us from being just second-class North Americans.