Dear Friend,

Earlier this year, Kitchener's artists reached out to Green MP Mike Morrice
regarding THE LACK OF FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ARTS & CULTURE in the region.

So Mike's team got to work, crunched the numbers, and found massive
inequalities.

While the three highest funded regions receive an average of $18.30 in
federal arts funding per person, Waterloo Region receives only $3.39 per
person - a gap that amounted to over $9 million in 2022 alone!

And a similar story is playing out all across the country. For example,
Edmonton receives just $5.56 per person, Malpeque receives a mere $3.28 per
person, and Sarnia-Lambton receives NOTHING AT ALL!

Mike started advocating directly to the Minister of Heritage for this
funding gap to be addressed, including sending her a letter [1]back in
March. He also met with the CEO of the Canada Council for the Arts, hosted
a roundtable with local artists, and continued his calls in Parliament. [2]


In June, he submitted a motion calling on the government to create a FAIRER
SYSTEM for all, where artists and creatives in communities across the
country can thrive, by:

* RESTORING FEDERAL ARTS FUNDING to 2021 levels,
* and REDISTRIBUTING THIS MORE EQUITABLY by applying the Regional
Development Model to the Canada Council for the Arts.

HOW YOU CAN HELP:

The idea is already receiving support across levels of government and
parties, and now we invite you to add your own voice to this advocacy by
SIGNING THE PETITION.

SIGN THE PETITION [3]

Your voice matters. Help Mike bring this issue to light!

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