The Canadian government has decided to double the budget of the Canada Council, bumping it to $300 million per year. Canadian Heritage Minister Liza Frulla called it a “rebirth of the Canada Council” when she made the announcement in Montreal.
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A Right To Culture (A Campaign Begins)
A campaign was launched in Glasgow last week to demand “cultural” rights for all residents of the UK. “The campaign was launched in Scotland after the Cultural Commission – which delivered its plan for Scotland this summer – said all citizens should have four cultural rights: to fulfil their creative potential, to take part in cultural life, to an enriching communal life in a satisfying environment, and to participate in designing and implementing cultural policy. lasgow City Council also said it was creating a charter of “cultural entitlements” for its citizens, which may be implemented as early as next year.”
A Few Minutes With The NYer’s Fiction Editor
Deborah Treisman feels the weight of history as fiction editor of the New Yorker. “I carry the weight of this 80 years on my shoulders. Everyone puts the magazine on a pedestal and they spend all their time staring up at you adoringly or trying to knock you off that pedestal. There’s such an engaged relationship with the magazine because it’s been around for so long. Even though I’ve only been there for 8 or 9 years, I’m accountable for 70 years before that, somehow.”