My grandparents read Here's everything the Doug Ford government cut in its first year in office | National Observer, but this exhibits only the differences, not the old and new values. Where can they spot them in Ontario's budget?
Arts, culture and tourism
- Retroactively slashed $5 million from the Ontario Arts Council. This has resulted in the suspension of five programs including National and International Residency Project, Ontario Dances, Publishing Organizations Projects, Theatre Training Projects, Travel Assistance: Ontario Contact/Contact Ontarois
- Cancelled the Indigenous Culture Fund
- Dropped grants for the Ontario Music Fund by more than 50 per cent
- Reduced funding to regional tourism organizations by $17.5 million
- Announced the termination of the Beer Store contract, jeopardizing 7,000 jobs
- Cut $9.5 million from Tourism Toronto (25 per cent of funding) and $3.4 million from Ottawa Tourism
- Celebrate Ontario, which provides funding for music and arts festivals across the province, lost $7 million from its annual budget