Montreal Gay Arts Festival Denied $155,000 Grant From Conservative Government

Well this is no surprise Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s conservative government has denied the Montreal Divers/Cité gay and lesbian arts festival a grant for $155,000 dollars. Montreal is a tourist attraction the city is very cosmpolitan. I don’t understand why the Harper government denied the funding? The federal government can certainly afford $155,00 dollars and generate millions of dollars for the economy. The festival may be cancelled this year.  I believe this is dirty politics by the homophobic Harper government. It’s such a shame because the festival is open to all people regardless of their sexual orientation.

Link: http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2009/07/22/montreal-diverscite-funding.html