Culture isn't my field, but you've probably heard of the 2004 World Acadian Congress. Perhaps you know Grand Dérangement, Blou, La Baie en Joie, visual artists like Denise Comeau and many others in the province. I know there's an association of artists in all disciplines in Nova Scotia and that it's blazing trails. But, from what I hear, they're experiencing the same thing as we are: foot-dragging. After getting a response to a project, there's only five months left, instead of a year. So you have to spin the wheels and turn them as fast as possible to achieve the maximum. The artistic and cultural vitality in Nova Scotia is incredible, among the author-composers, among others. I think, I guess, they'd say more or less the same thing as we're saying about support and slow decisions. As a result, the wheels don't turn quickly.
On November 7th, 2006. See this statement in context.