The same, only more so

Oh, God. Not that I'm surprised or anything...

Arts groups buoyed by Conservative support

Just when the issue of arts funding seemed to have become a lost cause as an election issue, the Canada Council has received a surprise boost on the eve of its 50th birthday. It happened on Thursday evening, when Bev Oda, heritage critic for the Conservative Party for the past 18 months, was interviewed on an arts news radio program on the CBC's French-language network."We will respect the promise of $306 million for the Canada Council, which will double the budget of the organization, because we believe in the importance of the council for the Canadian arts community," Oda said on Info-Culture.