$1M for furthering French Language promotion in New Brunswick disguised as grants for Arts, Culture & Heritage!!

Here you go - go ahead and count the French programs/museums/festivals receiving funding, the scale is way out of balance folks -- and look at the support for Official Languages funding -- not an English endeavor in the list!

(English funding is highlighted in red)

I got this info from the Heritage Canada website:

The following are the projects that are part of this announcement for the cultural sector in New Brunswick:

Canada Arts Presentation Fund
The Canada Arts Presentation Fund is designed to give Canadians increased access to the variety and richness of Canada's culture through professional arts festivals and performances, and other artistic experiences.
•RADARTS 2010-2011 programming, Caraquet - $115,500
•Théâtre Capitol Theatre 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 seasons, Moncton - $102,000
•48e Festival acadien de Caraquet, Caraquet - $96,766
•Festival Frye 2011, Moncton - $60,000
•L'Estival du Théâtre populaire d'Acadie, Caraquet - $52,280
•Production de l'Étoile inc., Séries théâtrales aux approches artistiques variées, Caraquet - $52,280
•La Coopérative de théâtre l'Escaouette, Moncton - $45,000
•Lamèque International Baroque Music Festival, 2010 edition, Lamèque - $34,000
•HubCap Comedy Festival de l'humour Inc., Moncton - $32,000
•RE:Flux10 et Reflux 11, Moncton - $24,000
•Festival des arts visuels en Atlantique, Caraquet - $23,000
•Atlantic Dance FESTIVAL de danse en Atlantique, Moncton - $22,000
•Caraquet en Bleu, Caraquet - $20,000
•30e Été musical de l'Église historique de Barachois, Barachois - $18,000
•Sackville Early Music Festival, 2010 edition, Sackville - $16,000
•Festival Moisson d'Art, Tracadie-Sheila - $14,000
•Wednesday Show, 2010-2011 season, Dieppe - $10,000
•Été Show 2010, Bathurst - $5,000

Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage
The Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage program provides Canadians with more opportunities to take part in activities that present local arts and culture and celebrate local history and heritage.
•The Green Festival 2010, Clairville - $17,800
•2010 Multicultural Rendezvous Festival, Moncton - $14,000
•Dieppe Kite International Festival, 2010 edition, Dieppe - $13,800
•2010 Pabineau First Nation Pow-wow, Pabineau First Nation - $13,600
•Festival au Coeur de l'Acadie - Célébrons nos quais, Shediac - $12,500
•SappyFest, Sackville - $7,900
•Ok. Quoi?! Arts Festival, Sackville - $6,900
•53rd Miramichi Folksong Festival, Miramichi - $6,700•
Festival by the Marsh 2010 - Celebrating Sackville, Sackville - $6,700
•Centre communautaire Beausoleil, Fêtons l'Acadie, Miramichi - $4,600
•Sundays and Tuesdays Under the Sky at the Campbell Carriage Factory, Sackville - $4,300•
Festival des pêches et de l'aquaculture du Nouveau-Brunswick, Shippagan - $4,200
•Festival Patrimoine de Le Goulet, Le Goulet - $3,200
•Metepenagiag Mi'kmaq Nation Pow-wow, Red Bank - $3,200
•Moncton Highland Games and Scottish Festival, Moncton - $3,000•
Cinéma du monde à la belle étoile, Moncton - $2,200

Museums Assistance Program
The Museums Assistance Program provides funding to Canadian museums and related institutions for projects that foster excellence in museum activities and that facilitate access to the treasures of our collective heritage.
•Musée acadien de l'Université de Moncton - collection update, Moncton - $37,005

I work in a museum where we don't even have a BATHROOM!!!
$37K would build a nice one, don't you think? ;-)


Cultural Development Fund component of the Official-Languages Support Programs
The objectives of the Cultural Development Fund include supporting and strengthening the cultural and artistic activities of official-language minority communities to enhance their vitality, and giving Canadians access to the richness of the culture, arts and heritage of these communities.
•Société culturelle sud-Acadie- Célébrons nos quais , Shediac - $35,000
•Fédération des jeunes francophones du Nouveau-Brunswick - Accros de la chanson, Moncton - $40,000
•Conseil communautaire Beausoleil - Développons le talent local, Miramichi - $35,000
•Salon du livre de la Péninsule acadienne - Un écrivain, une communauté, Shippagan - $6,600

Official Languages Support Program, my ass!!!
It's more like "Further Push French Down People's Throats" program if you ask me.

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