{"id":35449,"date":"2016-03-22T19:54:22","date_gmt":"2016-03-22T23:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=35449"},"modified":"2016-03-22T19:55:32","modified_gmt":"2016-03-22T23:55:32","slug":"the-scoop-a-letter-from-simon-brault-following-budget-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2016\/03\/22\/the-scoop-a-letter-from-simon-brault-following-budget-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"OPEN LETTER | From Canada Council For The Arts’ Simon Brault Following Budget 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

A historic rendezvous with our future<\/h2>\n
\"Simon
Simon Brault Director and CEO of The Canada Council for the Arts. (Photo: Maxime Cote)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Like millions of people<\/strong><\/p>\n

For 35 years, I have argued non-stop to have the social benefits of the arts and culture fully recognized. I\u2019m passionate about this cause \u2013 like the arts themselves, it inspires me and has helped me to grow in many ways. I\u2019ve met amazing artists, seen works and projects that redefine our relationship with the world, debated (both frankly and hesitantly) with corporate and political decision-makers, witnessed the impact of arts organizations within our communities, felt the effects of cultural diplomacy in the world, and joined audiences everywhere in applauding unforgettable and transformative performances.<\/em><\/p>\n

That\u2019s why I was so moved today to read the first budget of the Trudeau government. It led me to ponder my own responsibilities and those of my colleagues. Today, I know that we can begin writing a new chapter <\/em>on the artistic and cultural history of this country \u2013 our history. A chapter that restores to the First Nations, Inuit and M\u00e9tis people the place that has been denied them, reflects the diversity of our population, encourages young people to be the custodians of our future, and invites artists, philosophers, scientists and intellectuals to share their creativity and passion with each of us. A movement has begun, and we are all invited to join it, and the millions of individuals who are enriching our culture of diversity.<\/em><\/p>\n

The future: a new chapter begins…<\/strong><\/p>\n

To read the rest of Simon Brault’s thoughtful letter, see here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Canada Council for the Arts’ Director and CEO Simon Brault responds to 2016 Federal Budget announcement which includes an extra $40 million plus the doubling of their annual budget.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":35450,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5723,31],"tags":[6030,4569,4568],"yst_prominent_words":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/2010_2_S_Brault_credit_MAXIMECOTE.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9bakr-9dL","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35449"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35449"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35449\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35455,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35449\/revisions\/35455"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35449"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=35449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}