Ford government slashes Ontario Music Fund by more than half, prompting concerns in arts community GlobeArts
Ontario Finance Minister Vic Fedeli, right, is congratulated by Premier Doug Ford after presenting the 2019 budget at the legislature in Toronto earlier in April.Ontario is cutting a music grant program by more than half as it looks to modernize it.
The association’s president said he had expected the fund would receive less money, given the government’s aim of tackling the deficit.“I wasn’t surprised that the fund was going to receive a cut,” said Stuart Johnston. “I was surprised by the depth of the cut. I think that took everybody by surprise.
The government noted that several large acts and companies have received money through the fund. Sony Music, Universal Music and Warner Music shared $1.75-million in 2017-18. “ are leveraged by the music industry to create the intellectual property, music, that is then commercialized both here in Canada and around the world,” he said. “So there is a large return on investment based on those investments from the Ontario Music Fund.”NDP culture critic Jill Andrew said the cuts to the fund will make it harder for homegrown talent to flourish.
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