The new colonialists
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About a year ago, in SHuSH 139, I quoted Lord Keynes on the potential pitfalls of government funding of the arts. In the 1940s, Keynes headed a commission that led to the creation of the British Arts Council, on which our Canada Council for the Arts is modelled. He said:
At last the public exchequer has recognized the support and encouragement of the ci…
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