Thank you for that. My comment in a nutshell is just to be more nimble and flexible so that the departments can support people in transitioning forward. One of the things that I have been hearing a lot, though, from the artist community was the need for actual direct relief funding due to COVID. A lot of them are sort of working part-time jobs and such. Maybe they didn't always necessarily qualify for CERB or things like that. I know that the one funding that was done under ITI had strings attached. It was a project-based one. It was pretty simple. I'm just wondering if the department is looking at ways to maybe repurpose some of this arts funding. Again, I recognize not taking funding from existing organizations, but helping to create some sort of relief funding or less strenuous or arduous funding to access for artists. Thank you.
Katrina Nokleby on Committee Motion 75-19(2): Tabled Document 286-19(2): Main Estimates 2021-2022 - Finance - Deferral of Department (page 137), Carried
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Committee Motion 75-19(2): Tabled Document 286-19(2): Main Estimates 2021-2022 - Finance - Deferral of Department (page 137), Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 9th, 2021
Page 1864
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