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It’s socialism under disguise. Gov props up various institutions to create jobs programs. Some of these are OK, but yes, I don’t want my tax payer funds in any culture stuff. In America, we have so much money dumping into bullshit DEI programs. These are all fake made up jobs that add very little value to our national progress. NRC has been printing laws ad-nauseam for 50 years. I don’t have a problem with Government existing and providing services, but there needs to be strong accountability. We have zero oversight over the performance of Gov. NYT will never investigate poor productivity in the deteriorating state of Gov, media has become the voice of the state. When culture is propelled by Canadian Gov, you’re creating a mass brainwashing campaign at tax payers expense. Propaganda films.

To be fair, the people are just doing what they’re incentivized. There is no malaise here, but the nature of government is to expand endlessly.

Canada’s government worries me deeply, it’s becoming more totalitarian by the day.



> These are all fake made up jobs that add very little value to our national progress.

Sitting in a small country, another argument for these types of programs is to promote the country/culture abroad.

In the same way, a country might host the Olympics, etc. Or – more directly – set up some sort of "come work/invest in country x" promotion program.

Fwiw, I saw NFB stuff as a kid and maybe that worked. I lived/worked in Canada for 15 years.




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